After the Premier League, Kasper Schmeichel had a less successful stint at Ratcliffe’s French Ligue 1 club Nice, a short stint in the Belgian league, before taking two minutes to accept an offer in the summer. Former Leicester coach Brendan Rodgers called the Dane to join Celtic. 18 games into the Scottish series, Celtic writes with Schmeichel between the sticks football history.
On Sunday, Celtic sent St. Johnstone home with a loss at Celtic Park, Schmeichel kept a clean sheet.
With this, Celtic moved 14 points ahead of arch-rivals Rangers in second place, and the goal difference with Schmeichel as goalkeeper is also sensational. Or historical, as Rodgers describes it.
18 games. 52 goals. 4 backwards.
“If we look at the numbers and the statistics, this will be one of the biggest years in Celtic’s history,” Rodgers said, according to BBC Sport.
And history writing for Celtic, means history writing in Scottish football.
38-year-old Kasper Schmeichei is warming up for World Cup qualification and World Cup playoffs. Outstanding!
