Two do not disagree that the start of the Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois with Real Madrid was one of the worst beginnings of a new goalkeeper in a league he had previously played in, and he was originally a student who wanted to move to him mainly for family reasons.
Since his arrival on 8 August 2018 in Real Madrid, Courtois has struggled with the conditions to show his best image with his new team, after his brilliance in Chelsea, and won the award of the best goalkeeper with his country in the World Cup Russia 2018.
But Courtois suffered a lot under fierce competition from Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas, who won Real Madrid three Champions League titles, and despite the absolute support of the Belgian goalkeeper from all the coaches who supervised the team last season, the loss of the goalkeeper continued.
The strange thing is that Courtois was in his best condition every time he participated with Belgium in any official or friendly match, after which he returned to the great loss in the Spanish capital Madrid.
In the 2018/2019 season, Courtois scored 48 goals in 36 games he played in all competitions, and he finished only 10 games with clean nets, and Courtois numbers did not bode well at the beginning of the current season, at a time when Real abandoned the second guard to keep Courtois essential in the team with a goalkeeper Alternative came on loan.
However, what the Real Madrid fans had hoped for recently happened, which is, “Courtois woke up from its stability”, and after his performance deteriorated to an unacceptable level, especially in the first club Bruges match in the group stage of the Champions League and receiving “the most ridiculous” of two goals at all, much changed for Courtois.
The goalkeeper got out of that match on the basis that he suffered a head injury, to participate a few days later with his country in an international match, raising many questions about his participation and his distance from the Real squad, before returning and surprising everyone with a completely different performance.
Courtois today is completely different from Courtois last year. High concentration, unparalleled self-confidence increased the confidence of the defense line, which became sure that a strong guard was behind him. Out of 18 games in all competitions, the Belgian goalkeeper finished 8 games with a clean sheet, and he conceded 16 goals.
Real Madrid did not win its last match against Valencia in the Spanish League, had it not been for the decisive interventions of Courtois, the latter saved his team from more than one right goal, and he had the most prominent role in scoring the equalizer in the last seconds of the game.
Today, in the press conference prior to the El Clásico match, Zidane talked about many elements of power in the face of Barcelona and Lionel Messi, and there is no doubt that Courtois is among these elements that the French coach relies on, the goalkeeper has become a main pillar in Real Madrid’s victories and his confrontation with Messi may seem The time is very different.
