The double edge of Courtois’ level that also sparks an interesting debate in the club

It is a double-edged sword. It’s no secret to anybody on this planet of soccer that having a goalkeeper who permits you to not concede objectives is a plus, however neither does his presence, even when his identify is Thibaut Courtois, he’s two meters tall and has feline reflexes, exempts you from conceding them.

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That’s the reason the Belgian’s nice second, which was key within the victory (1-0) in opposition to Juventus and all the time, in every recreation, leaves some ‘miracle’, is well known at Actual Madrid however not in the identical approach as it’s executed with Kylian Mbappé’s state of type. It is totally different. And irrespective of how a lot the goalkeeper is, day by day, one of the best in your staff and, subsequently, among the best on this planet, that solely means one factor: that you simply obtain many possibilities. And that in a recreation just like the one in opposition to Juventus, or the one in opposition to Getafe final week, can go effectively, however on the gates of a Clásico in opposition to Barcelona, ​​the very best scoring staff in LaLiga (24), it’s not very encouraging.

Within the Champions League, for instance, his aim was shot at 4 instances, with a one-on-one with Vlahovic being the clearest of all. The Belgian, who had made 300 appearances with the staff, grew up and already confirmed that the match was going to be his.

Nevertheless, the season shouldn’t be being his as a result of at present Zamora is Antonio Sivera (Alavés) and behind him comes Unai Simón (Athletic Membership) after which the Belgian. One thing that, alternatively, shouldn’t be too important till the tip of the season however is illustrative of the significance of not receiving, which is able to all the time be lower than the significance of having the ability to match them.

Protection additionally counts

For all this, the blame is shared for the objectives conceded and, in fact, it additionally falls on the middle backs and the complete backs who, to Xabi Alonso’s excuse, have very hardly ever been capable of get along with the theoretical starters Carvajal, Militao, Huijsen and Carreras.

Thus, what can be clear is that the great degree of Thibaut Courtois, and particularly his consistency since 2021, locations him as probably the most essential goalkeepers within the historical past of Actual Madrid and there are those that already place him above Iker Casillas who defended the white aim for 16 seasons, greater than double the quantity the Belgian has had.