Jan Oblak’s 10 defences prevented an even bigger defeat: Headless Slovenia lost big because it forgot the basics of its game
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10 saves and a rating of 8.3. This says a lot about what happened at Ullevaal stadium and how things could have ended if Jan Oblak had a day as bad as many other representatives of Slovenia. The captain did concede three goals, yet he was still the third best-rated player in the match on the SofaScore website. Well, when you face Erling Haaland and record 10 saves, it’s all clear. Just as crystal clear that Slovenia played a poor match. Very poor. Jan Oblak did not shy away from this fact.
“It certainly was not a good match; such things happen and will continue to happen,” Jan Oblak emphasized at the outset for Sportklub. The Atletico Madrid goalkeeper further pointed out that the main reason for the failure was that Slovenia was not the same as in previous matches; they did not adhere to the basics and principles that had worked well even against tougher opponents.
Jan Oblak: “We have a very tough task ahead”
“We must not deviate from our game, from our system, from what we have been doing for some time now. It is completely irrelevant if you concede a goal. You gather yourself and keep playing. If that’s not the case, you can quickly concede 4, 5, or 6 goals against such opponents at this high level. The second conceded goal was indeed a bit unfortunate, but the fact is that we did not play as we did in the past. We were headless and punished with 3 goals; only then did we begin to realize that the defeat could have been even worse. Of course, everyone wants to turn the result around, but the foundation is to stick to the principles of your game. That was not the case this time,” explained 31-year-old Jan Oblak, who had not conceded more than two goals in a match for the national team in over two years.
There is no time to mourn their fate, as a visit to Kazakhstan follows on Sunday. Jan Oblak concluded: “It is clear that we need points, but Kazakhstan is not a bad team. This Norway, which scored three goals against us, played 0:0 in Kazakhstan, which says enough about our next opponent. They are strong, and they will play a different match at home than the one in Ljubljana. Still, we are going for three points; I believe we can succeed. However, we face a very tough task.” Especially if the team does not resemble what it was like before the visit to Oslo. Or as Jan Oblak said: if you forget the basics and principles of your game, you are in trouble. And that’s how Oslo happens.
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Author: editorial Football Planet
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