Mijatovic: "With all due respect to Casillas, Courtois is the best goalkeeper Real Madrid has ever had."Predrag Mijatovic, a Real Madrid player from 1996 to 1999 and director of football for the Whites from 2006 to 2009, analyzed Real Madrid's hard-fought 1-0 win over Juventus in the Champions League on Cadena SER.
"Thibaut Courtois is the best goalkeeper Real Madrid has ever had," the Montenegrin declared on the program 'El Larguero.'
The former footballer mentioned Iker Casillas in the debate about who is the best goalkeeper in the history of Real Madrid: "With all due respect to Iker Casillas, who was a great goalkeeper, what Courtois has been doing since he arrived... has shown that he is a great goalkeeper."
"Thibaut Courtois is the best, without a doubt," he said.
The stats that confirm Courtois's great season at Real Madrid: he has saved 52.2 goals.
Since he arrived at Real Madrid in 2018, no goalkeeper in Europe's top five leagues (La Liga, Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A, and Ligue 1) has saved as many goals as Thibaut Courtois.
The expected goals ratio shows that the Madrid goalkeeper should have conceded 340.2 goals, but in reality he only conceded 288.With his saves, Courtois would have prevented Real Madrid from conceding 52.2 goals.
The comparison between Iker Casillas and Thibaut Courtois at Real Madrid
Iker Casillas (May 20, 1981) played for Real Madrid from 1999 to 2015, and the club's official website describes him as follows: "Iker Casillas is a Real Madrid legend. He is the best goalkeeper in the history of Real Madrid and Spanish football."
During his time at Real Madrid, he won 19 titles: 3 European Cups, 3 Club World Cups, 2 European Super Cups, 5 La Liga titles, 2 Copa del Rey titles, and 4 Spanish Super Cups.
Thibaut Courtois (born May 11, 1992) signed for Real Madrid in 2018 and has since won 14 titles with the club: 3 Champions Leagues, 3 Club World Cups, 2 European Super Cups, 3 La Liga titles, 1 Copa del Rey title, and 3 Spanish Super Cups.
