Cameron Carter-Vickers’ Champions League howler has left leading pundits shell-shocked.
The Celtic defender was left with his face buried in his hands after he played a blind pass back to Kasper Schmeichel – but the goalkeeper had moved to the side with the USA stopper looking on in horror as the ball rolled into the bottom corner to hand Club Brugge the opener at Parkhead. The moment silenced the 60,000 strong crowd who couldn’t believe what they witnessed and it was a view shared by three leading pundits.
Johan Mjallby, reacting on TNT Sports, said: “It doesn’t matter if it is high pressing. This is a gift, it is not Christmas yet. You can’t do this. It doesn’t matter if it is a modern football philosophy. At Champions League level you can’t make mistakes like this. Unfortunately it is Carter-Vickers. It happens. Now they are facing an uphill battle by giving away silly goals like this.”
Mark Wilson told Sky Sports: “You will never see an own goal like this again in your life. Especially at this level. An absolute calamitous start and calamitous goal and no more than Brugge deserve. Celtic have been awful and that just sums it up that goal from Carter-Vickers. 1-0 Club Brugge. An Incredible goal to put them ahead.”
James McFadden said on BBC Sportsound: “That’s a terrible mistake. It comes from Club Brugge’s pressure, and Carter-Vickers blindly passes thinking Schmeichel will be behind him.”