The fact is Jan Oblak is better than Alisson Becker

DBasia.news –  Atletico Madrid goalkeeper, Jan Oblak, is said to be the best goalkeeper in the world today. This label is certainly based on statistics from the appearance of the Slovenian player.

Quoted from marca, Sunday (2/29/2020) Oblak became the most important player for Atletico Madrid when he eliminated Liverpool in the second leg of the Champions League top 16 round at Anfield Stadium.

 “Oblak is really important, like (Stefan) Savic, Felipe, (Joao) Felix … We have the best goalkeeper in the world, just as Barcelona has Messi who is a defender. Oblak is the best. He became a differentiator for us, “said Diego Simeone after the game.

The results of the two teams’ matches showed the fact that Oblak was better than Liverpool goalkeeper, Alisson Becker. Since Oblak played with Atletico Madrid he has conceded quite a bit in the Spanish League competition.

Debuted in 2015 and was able to get a clean sheet in the match, Oblak has recorded 180 matches at Laliga. Of the 180 matches, he only conceded 155 goals. That is, on average he conceded less than 1 percent or 0.63 per match.

Data from Opta also placed Oblak as the best goalkeeper in Europe’s top five leagues. He has the best save action compared to other goalkeepers, his percentage reached 79.55 percent.

Oblak was even able to record 78.5 percent of holding shots. This amount is higher when compared to former Arsenal goalkeeper, Petr Cech, who recorded 78.7 percent holding off the opposing player’s shot.