Jan Oblak is very good at catching. This is not as obvious as it probably should be, and weird though it sounds, it might be part of the reason some people don't talk about him as much as they should. It's probably part of the reason you don't see more of him, anyway, as his hands deny opportunities for drama or double-saves.

In an age of fisted crosses and follow-up shots, Oblak offers no flash and no fuss; instead, he's a man who actually grabs the ball and holds on to it. One who began behind the goal instead of in front of it, diving around in sync with his dad, shadowing his father's every footballing move in Skofja Loka, Slovenia.

Matjaz Oblak was a keeper in Slovenia's third division.Jan Oblak -- who left for the capital city of Ljubljana at the age of 10 and was cycling almost 60 kilometres (40 miles) a day to train -- reached the first division at 16, was at Benfica by 17, played a European Cup final at 21 and now at only 25 might just be the best goalkeeper in the world. And yet relatively few seem to go on about him. Perhaps in part because he doesn't go on about himself: no Twitter, no talk, few interviews, no grandstanding or grand gestures. Oblak is secure instead of spectacular. Until, that is, he takes off, which he really only does when he has to, determined as he is not to let that ball past him.

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