I'm thrilled about this transfer (I'll still hold from celebrating until I see him in the LFC shirt). I hope he can solve our GK problems once and for all. While I know that the PL is a different league from any other one, the GK position is the one I would expect needs the lesser adaptation period. I hope he can hit the ground running or something close to that.
If stats are of any worth, here's a little basic dash of it from Transfermarkt:
Games played in the Brazilian Serie A: 44
Goals conceded during this period: 44
Average of goals conceded per game: 1
Number of clean sheets kept during this period: 20
Games played in the Italian Serie A: 37
Goals conceded during this period: 28
Average of goals conceded per game: 0.75
Number of clean sheets kept during this period: 17
Marked improvement since he moved to Italy. However, let's keep in mind its a league that is traditionally considered as one where teams focus a lot on the defensive side of the game.
For comparison, here are Oblak numbers in La Liga and the Liga NOS:
Games played in the Liga NOS: 60
Goals conceded during this period: 71
Average of goals conceded per game: 1.18
Number of clean sheets kept during this period: 24
Games played in La Liga: 116
Goals conceded during this period: 67
Average of goals conceded per game: 0.57
Number of clean sheets kept during this period: 68
Warning: These stats are just a bit of fun to look at. A goalkeeper overall performances also depend on a lot of factors. The team you play for is probably one of the biggest. For example, Oblak plays on a very defensively minded team in Atletico Madrid and maybe he would've conceded a little bit more playing for a team that puts a little bit less emphasis on defending.
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