The forge of the hero Courtois: the "leader" who speaks seven languages ​​and celebrates the Jewish 'sabbat'

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The image is repeated, to the concern and pride of

:

(Bree, 1992) stretching towards the impossible to avoid a goal from the rival. And again. It does not matter the place. In

against Inter, at the

against

, in

, in

against

... And in the last duel, in

, against a

as overwhelming as it was desperate against the Belgian.

tried it

in the first half, with a shot to the long post that the goalkeeper stopped by throwing his left leg. It would have been 0-2. And tried

, already in the discount, in a point-blank header that the goalkeeper rejected to calm the Madrid fans, who already had nightmares with the 2-2.

Courtois saved two more points to a Madrid that owes him part of the leadership in the League and the Champions League, and that has in the Belgian, in

and in

the

of his season.

The last two score.

The first for, and a lot.

The Belgian, the only footballer in the squad who has played every minute of the course, makes a stop every half hour, according to the statistics website

.

39 shots stopped in the League, a figure that in the greats of the continent is only surpassed by

(

, 40) and

(

, 41).

The rage for the award for best goalkeeper

The lockdown league was a turning point for Courtois. Zidane definitely opted for him in the summer of 2019 and

departure

left the goal in his hands. He did not waste it. It was

from 19-20, he fell three goals behind

in 20-21 and after a somewhat irregular start to the season, he already protects his nets at an average close to that necessary to repeat the award. It has been almost two months since Madrid have conceded more than one goal in a game, they have kept a clean sheet against

and have conceded four goals in the last five league games.

But the numbers also depend on the defensive level of the team, weighed down by the injuries of

and receiving a new leader like Alaba.

For this reason, to analyze Courtois, not only statistics are valid, you have to go to the sensations.

And for many months now, the day-to-day of Madrid has forced us to think of the Belgian as one of the best, if not the best, goalkeeper in the world.

That is why he was so angry that he was left out of the finalists for best goalkeeper for FIFA.

In their place appeared

(Liverpool),

(PSG),

(Chelsea)

(Bayern) and

(Leicester).

The madridista argued for the decision, alluding to his criticism of UEFA during the Nations League.

"He's a leader"

In

, Courtois' consistency has made him a heavyweight in the locker room.

The sympathy helps, they count in the training fields, but without efficiency in the games it cannot be important in a squad like Madrid.

The Belgian suffered it in his first year, still fighting with an illustrious and beloved Keylor, but as a result of his take-off he found the stripes.

He is the Madridista who speaks the most times in front of the microphones and does not hide his thoughts.

"He

", they confess in the club.

In the capital of

has found the family stability he was looking for, with a vacation in

every summer as usual.

Here he has his two children, his ex-partner, with whom he has an excellent relationship, and his new girlfriend, the Israeli model

, whom he met on Instagram and with whom he even celebrates the

, the holy day of Judaism. .

The doorman speaks seven languages ​​and goes for the eighth, Hebrew.

Those who know him best explain that he is "a man of the world, interested in different cultures and very curious about economic and business issues."

Help from Llopis and the frikandel sausage

The return of

, Madrid's goalkeeper coach between

, has served to perfect some of his virtues.

The coach uses different

and makes

of the rivals to get a faster response from Courtois, who has also improved his footwork, something for which he was criticized.

Outside, he maintains the

that his personal chef has advised him, with the exception of the

with fried potatoes, a typical dish from his country that he sometimes takes after games.

In August, Madrid renewed him until

to make him feel even more important.

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