Intensive training and foundation, Oblak's obsessions in confinement

With 0-0 in the clash of San Mamés, Yerai combed a ball almost on his back that drew a parable to goal. Oblak sensed both the center and the trajectory of the auction, He flew and avoided Athletic's first goal in what has been a constant. The Slovenian always punctuates his matches with a stop that gives points. This time it was worth one. Atlético was not capable of more than a draw at San Mamés, something that is viewed with concern from within. With considerable concern. But Oblak did not miss his appointment with miracles and that left hand enters directly into his particular museum of the season. With Anfield still in memory.

And that the concern of the doorman was not little when everything stopped. He had just signed one of his most important nights at Atlético, but the coronavirus has changed everything. Oblak, like all goalkeepers, has encountered the difficulty of working at home without the ball. There has been no way. During the confinement sensations have been lost and the doormen accuse them. It has been evident in the first games. It has happened in Germany, where gross mistakes of important goalkeepers have been seen. Also in Spain, both first and second. Concentration errors, inexplicable actions and technical failures that are simply due to lack of rhythm and mentality. The goalkeepers have experienced a difficult return, in several cases.

A centered Oblak.

But Oblak again demonstrated in Bilbao his ability to focus on bombs and, above all, that he has wasted no time during confinement. He became obsessed with working hard so that his body didn't notice the lack of rhythm. The goalkeeper has been used for two daily sessions so as not to lose, as far as possible, physical fitness. In addition, he has spent a lot of time riding the bike. Kilometers and kilometers in that form of virtual cycling that has become so fashionable among athletes in this break. Oblak has recalled his old days, when he grabbed the handlebars from his town to Ljubljana to train with the Olympia.

Training was the best recipe, not only to maintain a physical tone, but also to keep his head busy, although the goalkeeper has found more things that have helped him. Oblak has also become obsessed with his humanitarian mission during this time. He has taken advantage of the free time left by his travels to help coordinate the aid that the 'Play with us' foundation carries out in his country. To her, the goalkeeper, along with Players Promotion, have been bringing other stars such as Torres, Messi, Modric, Marcelo, Griezmann …

The meta collaborates with material that has been sent during the confinement, has been following the works from a distance and collaborating on them as can be seen in the photographs. During these weeks, shipments have been arriving in Slovenia and people from the foundation with which the Atlético goalkeeper collaborates have been distributing them. His country, like so many, has been through delicate moments. The Oblak family, not only the rojiblanco footballer, is heavily involved in social work on a daily basis. The player wanted to be as close as possible to those who were experiencing difficulties in his country during this period of pandemic.