Pundit comes to the defence of under-fire Celtic goalkeeper Vasilis Barkas

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Former Celtic goalkeeper Alan Rough has come to the defence of criticised star Vasilis Barkas this weekend. Barkas is the subject of deep debate this season due to his lacklustre performances between the sticks. Undoubtedly Celtic fans have been critical, though there are some supporters who have sympathy for the Greek international. He’s not had…

You dont become a bad keeper overnight. Barkas is an international goalkeeper he has history of being a good keeper. The difference now is he has joined new club, new city, learning to communicate to team mates in a new language and finally but not least even Peter schmeichel would struggle behind our defence. Give the lad time to adjust this season and you will probably see a much improved keeper next season.

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Agreed…ever changing defence and shape don’t help. He needs to get his gloves on the ball, it feels that any decent shot or header on target will result in a goal. This needs to change.