Seven years on, Oblak can lay claim to being the best in his position in the world. He was not the sort of father who said "you need to be a goalkeeper, you need to train". "The players don't speak to me [throughout a game] but I speak to them to maintain concentration. That's something I admire because the most important thing for a goalkeeper is to give confidence to the players. The most important thing for me is the hope that I do not have a lot of injuries, and then we'll see.

Source: BBC April 29, 2021 12:00 UTC