Kasper Schmeichel once again is subject to widespread criticism by Celtic’s fans after their 4-1 defeat to Stuttgart on Thursday.
The goalkeeper has proven to be highly inconsistent this season, and this proved to be the case again in the Europa League knockout playoffs
Against the German outfit, the 39-year-old conceded a poor opening goal before letting in a second from Bilal El Khannouss before half-time.
Then, the former Denmark international let in a distant effort for Jamie Leweling to make it 3-1 before Tiago Tomas finished off the game and potentially the tie with another goal late in the match.
Now, Celtic fans have had enough and were quick to slam the goalkeeper online.
KASPER SCHMEICHEL’S EVERY touch was booed by a section of Celtic fans in the aftermath of conceding two soft goals in a 4-1 Europa League defeat by Stuttgart.
The 39-year-old was slow to get down to the first of Bilal El Khannouss’ two goals and made a poor attempt to claw away a low drive from Jamie Leweling.
The Dane has come under criticism for his performances since returning from a shoulder injury last season and scoring an own goal in Celtic’s Scottish Cup final defeat by Aberdeen.
Benjamin Nygren briefly had Celtic level in the first half, but the Bundesliga side were comfortable winners in the first leg of the knockout round play-offs, and Tiago Tomas rounded off a poor night for Celtic with a stoppage-time effort.
Celtic beat Stuttgart on their way to the 2003 Uefa Cup final under current boss Martin O’Neill, but the 73-year-old’s focus will surely now be on the domestic campaign, even ahead of next week’s second leg in Germany.
That game comes at the start of a four-match run of away games in 10 days, which also sees Celtic travel to Ibrox twice, either side of a trip to Aberdeen.
Elsewhere, Robbie Keane’s Ferencváros were left with work to do in the second leg, as they lost 2-1 to Bulgarian side Ludogorets Razgrad.