Kasper Schmeichel has been receiving a lot of heat after Celtic’s defeat to Stuttgart in the Europa League.
Martin O’Neill decided to put his arm around his goalkeeper as the Celtic boss defended Schmeichel for his part in the Parkhead loss.
However, the Celtic support was less forgiving with some booing Schmeichel at some points during the Europa League clash.
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But that wasn’t all they did.
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Celtic fans’ ‘ironic cheers’ heard at one of Schmeichel’s saves vs Stuttgart
The BBC live reporting feed told how fans reacted to one particular save by Schmeichel, and it was just as bad as booing.
The BBC news feed reported, “There’s going to be a lot of talk about Kasper Schmeichel after the final whistle.
“The Celtic keeper has had a night to forget, looking very suspect for two of Stuttgart’s goals.
“A few ironic cheers can be heard as he gets down to stop a low shot from Stuttgart replacement Tiago Tomas.”
Kasper Schmeichel’s Celtic stats vs Stuttgart make brutal reading
Admittedly, Schmeichel didn’t have his best game in Celtic’s defeat to Stuttgart, but do the stats back up the fan anger?
According to Fotmob they do.
- Minutes played: 90
- Rating: 3.3
- Saves: 1
- Errors led to goal: 1
- Goals conceded: 4
- xGOT faced: 2.10
- Goals prevented: -1.90
- Accurate passes: 38/50 (76%)
- Accurate long balls: 9/20 (45%)
- Acted as sweeper: 0
- High claim: 0
- Diving save: 1
Just one save in the whole game, and a rating of 3.3 is the worst-ever performance by Schmeichel in a Celtic jersey.
Whilst we understand the anger at the performance, was booing and jeering really the right way for Celtic fans to deal with this?
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