Celtic supporters loved the performance of goalkeeper Scott Bain on Thursday night, despite the team crashing out of the UEFA Europa League with another defeat.
The Hoops were knocked out by Valencia, with the Spaniards winning 1-0 at home to add to their 2-0 victory at Celtic Park last week.
Result wise it was another disappointing evening, but fans were happy with the effort and performance on display from Brendan Rodgers’ players, with Bain getting more praise than most.
The former Dundee goalkeeper was a titan between the sticks for the Hoops, making a number of crucial, instinctive saves that demonstrated exactly why he is the club’s number one goalkeeper right now.
Yet to concede a goal in domestic football in 2019, he was replaced veteran Craig Gordon as Rodgers’ goalkeeping pick.
His distribution is far better than Gordon’s and last night showed he also has the raw shot-stopping ability to keep elite teams out.
Fans were delighted by his display, taking to Twitter to share their thoughts…
Watch this. Look at the way Scott Bain is moving to start with, how he adjusts his feet, changes direction, and gets his right hand up to its highest point. I doubt you will see a better save than this for a very long time. Outstanding is an understatement. https://t.co/8w7VWod3sN
— Brogan Rogan Trevino (@BroganRoganTrev) February 22, 2019
Scott Bain is fast becoming the guy i dream about it nite 🍀💚
— Nicole1029 (@NicoleMc29) February 22, 2019
Scott Bain you’re the one
— Ciaran (@CiaranH937) February 22, 2019
https://twitter.com/KrysMurphy27/status/1098740074727043079
For me Scott Bain is our number 1. He's got everything. Tonight he showed hes a good shot stopper as well. pic.twitter.com/QcYUKuumHb
— IrishPaddyMcMaeda (@Bigirishcelt) February 21, 2019
https://twitter.com/gibbogibby1/status/1098671027587084288
Special mention to Scott Bain. Some still questioned his shot stopping ability – not anymore.
— Kieran (@Kieran_Celtic) February 21, 2019
Scott Bain could save the Labour party
— Emrod (@Emrod_lives) February 21, 2019
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