ThoseChampions League –How Thibaut Courtois prepares the impossible feat of Real Madrid
The best goalkeeper in the world awaits a 3-0 winner Arsenal in the first leg. He is coached in private by a Genevan, Thierry Barnerat. Who tells.
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Declan Rice has just struck the first of his two masterpieces. Courtois, hidden at the start, thinks that the ball will come out. But she returns violently inside. He talked about it with his personal coach, Thierry Barnerat.
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- Thierry Barnerat, the private coach of Thibaut Courtois, tells how he works with the Belgian porter of Real Madrid.
- The expert returns to the two free kicks in Declan Rice who cheated courteous in the first leg. And he tells the guardian’s reaction to his analysis.
- Thierry Barnerat, who has never been a goalkeeper, it is an incredible course, until becoming FIFA expert for the doormen.
This Wednesday evening, on his lawn, Real Madrid knows himself sentenced to the feat. The 3-0 cashed in the first leg, These two extraordinary free kicks from Declan Ricethe defeat mines of the Madrid, all ces images trottent In the heads with, in suspension, the idea of an incredible feat, of an incredible rise.
Real will have to score, at least three goals. The eyes turn to his offensive armada, Mbappé, Vinicius, Rodrygo, even Bellingham. But Real should not go for a goal. And there, the eyes turn to Thibaut Courtois. For many, the latest Real rampart is, at 32, the best goalkeeper in the world. A two -meter colossus that moves like a cat. But a giant three times on the ground a week ago in London.
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In addition to the Real Madrid staff and daily workouts, Thibaut Courtois is surrounded by a 61 -year -old Genevan: Thierry Barnerat. An incredible personal coach (see below), with whom the Belgian porter has been collaborating for four years. How do you prepare a return match where you have even less the right to make mistakes than usual?
The goals conceded by Real Madrid at Arsenal
At the Emirates Stadium last week, Real sank. In particular because of two fabulous free kicks from Declan Rice. But how is the collaboration between Courtois and Barnerat going? The two men were put in contact via the father of the Madrid porter, four years ago, when the FIFA expert worked in Belgium.
“And I’m now at my 204e Match analysis with Thibaut, explains Thierry Barnerat. We have a well -established operating mode. After a match, I get to work. Already, I look at him again. I make image stops, at the time of departure from the ball, at the time of the intervention, two key moments to observe positioning and movement. I put all this in a video, I add animations by going to the essentials: at this level, no frills, the players want us to go right, if I may say so. And I send everything to Thibaut. “
Thierry Barnerat analyzes the performances of Thibaut Courtois, the Real Madrid goalkeeper for four years.
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Objective: that the goalkeeper receives tactical analysis quickly. After the first leg, Barnerat sent his observations the next day at 7 am. “Sometimes he responds quickly,” explains the expert. There, I had a vocal return at 11 a.m., four hours later. But the important thing is that he can read it when he is willing to do so. He can wait a day before returning to me. ”
-What communication with Thibaut Courtois?
First point: What said Thierry Barnerat in Thibaut Courtois after the first leg? There are two free kicks from elsewhere, a third goal where the porter cannot much.
“I can tell him everything,” says the technician. But you have to know how to get things. There may be statements, choosing the right words. Or interrogative turns, to encourage him to reflect on a game of play, on one of his interventions. Like: Thibaut, don’t you think there, positioning yourself would be more interesting for your intervention? ”
Everyone has talked a lot about the first free kick in Declan Rice. Who seems to “go out”, before wrapping inside. “I saw that, like everyone,” says Barnerat. The ball starts at 97 km/h. 6 meters from the Thibaut cage, the ball is still 1.5 meters outside the post. And he returns. I asked him if he had thought that the strike was going to flee the frame. Because I had the feeling that he was pushing on his supports, perhaps less strong, like when you want to accompany a balloon that goes out. ”
The guardian’s response
At 11 a.m. last Wednesday, four hours after asking him this question, among others who will remain between them, Thierry Barnerat had the answer.
“Thibaut told me that he was sure that the shot was not framed, when he pushed his supports. What would have happened if he had thought that the ball was framed? Could it have grown with more intensity and touch the ball? I don’t know. But it is a reflection that must be had. After the match, he spoke of the wall, which he could have placed even more on his left to complicate Rice’s task. But in fact, he placed the wall as usual and there was an incredible shot. ”
And the second free kick in the same rice without the stride, open side? “Yes, but there, there is nothing to do,” says Barnerat. It is the open side, very good, but this strike is unstoppable. The ball starts at 103 km/h. This is 28.6 meters per second. As Thibaut can react, he has only a few tenths of a second to him to intervene. It is impossible with a balloon there, despite its scope. I clearly told him. ”
The challenge does not shake Thibaut Courtois
This Wednesday evening, return match. A courteous who must keep his virgin cage to hope, because otherwise everything would be more complicated. “It is not a pressure for Thibaut,” says Barnerat. He is used to it. I have already analyzed with him the victory last Sunday in Alavés, in Liga. He is ready for this return match. It is even simpler at this level of competition: it will easily rise to a great degree of concentration before the meeting. ”
The next morning, when he woke up, with a real who will have succeeded an extraordinary comeback or who will be eliminated, Thibaut Courtois will have available the analysis of Thierry Barnerat on his performance.
The humility of the Real Madrid goalkeeper
“Thibaut is an incredible guy, who has values, who is crazy,” he notes. It was precisely by humility that he agreed to work with me, to find little things where to progress still. There was a test phase, over a dozen matches. He liked it and we continued. I am factual, I say things clearly: that’s what he likes. I can suggest a change to him in his placement, in the orientation of the feet or shoulders. He takes note, he tries in training and he says whether or not it suits him. And we advance. It is showing a great open -mindedness to dare all this, when you are at your level. ”
This is undoubtedly precisely why Thibaut Courtois is at this level.
Daniel Visentini is a journalist for the Geneva gallery, 24 hours and in the morning on Sunday. For seven years he was the head of the Sports section of the Genève Tribune. He closely follows football news, including that of Servette FC and the Swiss team.More info
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