Celtic concede embarrassing own goal

Celtic defender Cameron Carter-Vickers raised his hands to his head in despair before his own goal crossed the line to give Club Brugge the lead.

Fans have made there feelings clear as they want him out of the squad ASAP

Celtic defender Cameron Carter-Vickers raised his hands to his head in despair before his own goal crossed the line to give Club Brugge the lead in a Champions League match that ended in a 1-1 draw.
The United States international played a no-look pass back from 10 metres toward his own net where he thought goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel would be.
Schmeichel was not there, and the ball rolled slowly into the corner of the goal as the veteran Denmark goalkeeper raced helplessly across his line. He narrowly avoiding crashing into the goal post.

The unforced error by Carter-Vickers gifted Club Brugge a 26th-minute lead at Celtic Park.
“All I can say is this, Club Brugge, after getting the penalty from Tyrone Mings against Aston Villa last round have now been handed another goal,” former Manchester United goalkeeper Mark Bosnich said on Stan Sport’s Champions League coverage.
The only thing I can say is he’s quite obviously thought Kasper Schmeichel was right behind him but he was not. It’s also a good direction for any young goalkeeper watching that unless it’s absolutely necessary, which then it wasn’t, you stay in your middle of your goal in a position where you can save it regardless of whether you have possession or not.

You’ve got to know your players as well, it’s very difficult for players to do a full 180 degrees in a tight situation and pass the ball … that will be replayed for some time.”
“Unbelievable,” Craig Foster added.
Celtic has impressed in the Champions League this season and earned another point after Japan international Daizen Maeda’s goal in the 60th minute.
The Scottish champion is 20th in the 36-team standings with eight points, which UEFA projected before the season as likely enough to advance to the knockout stage.
Celtic is away to Dinamo Zagreb on December 10, with games in January against last-placed Young Boys and Aston Villa.
The top eight teams in January go directly to the round of 16 in March, and teams placed from ninth to 24th enter a playoffs round in February. Those two-leg playoffs will decide the other eight round of 16 teams.

Celtic managed to secure a Champions League point after being 1-0 down at halftime at Celtic Park, but that clearly wasn’t good enough for the team.

As the full-time whistle blew, Celtic players on the pitch were fuming because they hadn’t managed to win, and that’s exactly what you want in a team.

It highlighted the winning mentality in the team, with the mindset at Celtic taking Auston Trusty by surprise.

He said: (Daily Record), “I’ve been in locker rooms when you get away from this kind of game and guys are excited, but you go back in the locker room tonight and see guys p***ed off and really, really upset and that shows a lot of the character that’s in the team.

“We weren’t happy with how we played in the first half, but we thought that we should have won this game and it was a real opportunity for us, not just to get one point but to get three points. Obviously, you take the point, but it’s good to see that guys are angry going into the locker room and sitting there just quiet.”

Trusty said: “We just weren’t playing in our character in the first half, so I think we all felt it. Sometimes you need that little huddle to wake everybody up and say, okay, what’s happened has happened, now we can move on from it.

“So that was a moment for us to make some changes and get some momentum back in the game.”

With most supporters likely content with the draw due to the nature of the comeback, the Celtic team were upset with the draw, and this highlights the players’ demand for more from themselves.

Brendan Rodgers brings a winning mentality to the club, and a mindset to always strive for more and perfection, and this is clear to see from Trusty’s comments.

The USA international is learning from a dressing room that breathes success, and on a night like tonight, a draw is seen as below the standards required.