The Swansea City goalkeeper kept his 23rd clean sheet of the season in Monday's 3-0 win over Scunthorpe at the Liberty and in doing so broke the record of Roger Freestone who kept 22 clean sheets in the 1999\/2000 title winning season.<\/p>\n
And with four games left to go, De Vries has the chance to extend a record with his captain believing that Swansea are lucky to have him. Ironically, De Vries looked set for the exit door last summer as talks over a new contract stalled and you have to question whether he would still have been here had the management team not changed or Dorus suffered personal loss.<\/p>\n
Monk told the Western Mail “Dorus must get a big mention to get 23 clean sheets in the league – half the total games in a season – is an amazing achievement and he deserves a massive pat on the back. <\/p>\n
“I know he will say it is down the whole team in front of him, but for a goalkeeper to set such a record is an amazing accomplishment.<\/p>\n
“You are up against quality players in the Championship week-in, week-out, and to go so many games without conceding is fantastic.<\/p>\n
“The fans really appreciate his work and how hard it is to break that record.<\/p>\n
“He has been top drawer this season, he deserves everything he gets.<\/p>\n
“He has shown that not only is he a brilliant shot-stopper but his distribution has also been top notch this season.<\/p>\n
“We are so pleased to have him at Swansea."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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