Jan Oblak is no longer supernatural. The Slovenian goalkeeper is experiencing his most unusual season at Atlético. Because Oblak is human. Terribly human. When he was just fighting for history, being the first goalkeeper in LaLiga with six Zamoras trophies, five accumulated in six seasons, like Víctor Valdés and Ramallets, the miracles abandoned his gloves, he is hesitant, fragile, in tune with the rest of the red and white defense, pale-pale, who no longer has a place to shelter in his hands. He has only kept a clean sheet in six of the 23 league games played. With 49.15%, he is the LaLiga goalkeeper with the lowest percentage of saves per shot receivedaccording to data from BeSoccer Pro. A percentage that is the worst for a goalkeeper in the five major leagues (Premier, Serie A, Bundesliga or Ligue 1).
After the match at the Camp Nou, Oblak already surpassed, on matchday 23, the number of goals conceded in the whole of last season. They made him four for the first time in the League, he was reaching 30. Against Getafe he didn’t leave his door to zero either. He fit another three. A total of 33 adds now, something unprecedented, a path that, since he arrived at Atlético, in the summer of 2014, he had never traveled. Only seven teams in LaLiga, Valencia (38), Espanyol (34) and the last five (Granada, Mallorca, Alavés, Cádiz and Levante, with 36, 34, 39, 38 and 50) have conceded more than the Slovenian.
Decisive in Porto
The spotlight continues with dazzling light on his goal, blinding him: Oblak has saved only two of the last 13 shots on goal he has faced in LaLiga, according to data from Opta. Some poor data, very poor in this 2022: Atlético has conceded 11 goals of the 14 shots on goal that it has conceded in LaLiga. 45 in 32 conceding games. San Jan, the goalkeeper who in 2020-21 had left his door clean on 52% of the occasions, now only does it 25%: since 2022 began only against Rayo Vallecano in the League and Rayo Majadahonda in the Cup closed its door, leaving it undefeated. Simeone urgently needs his miracles to return, as they already appeared when the team needed him most in the Champions League. Against Porto, on matchday six of the group stage that gave the rojiblancos the pass to the round of 16.