Iker Casillas Is a Role Model for Thibaut Courtois

DBasia.news –  Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois revealed that Iker Casillas is a role model in his career. The Belgian goalkeeper admitted that Casillas made himself confident to become a goalkeeper.

“When Iker Casillas played for Real Madrid, I started watching football matches often. In the end, I became a goalkeeper thanks to Casillas,” said Thibaut Courtois on his Instagram account.

Not only Casillas, Courtois apparently also idolized the figure of Edwin van der Sar. According to Courtois, he and Van der Sar have a similar playing style because they have similar body characteristics.

“I began to realize that my body was thin and tall when I was 14 years old. After that, I began to pay close attention to Van der Sar’s appearance because we have a body that is not much different,” Courtois continued.

Furthermore, Courtois also threw praise to Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Jan Oblak. According to Courtois, the two figures have a very great ability in maintaining their respective post.

“Ter Stegen would rather catch the ball than throw it away. He can do that extraordinary. Same as Jan Oblak. “

“In terms of distribution, I was very surprised by Alex Remiro’s playing style from Real Sociedad. I really like it when he dueled with the opposing striker because Remiro is very flexible in the body on the field,” concludedtotois.