Celtic secured a vital point against Club Brugge at Celtic Park, with the Belgian champions taking the lead in the first half.
Kasper Schmeichel showed his experience in bringing the team together after Cameron Carter-Vickers’ own goal, where a miscommunication led to Carter-Vickers putting the ball into the net while Schmeichel was vacating the goal.
The Dane brought the whole team together to discuss not only what went wrong in the buildup to the goal, but also what had been going wrong in the game before that, with Brugge in the ascendancy.
Schmeichel showed what a leader he is by slowing the game down when others might have wanted to restart as quickly as possible.
It gave the Hoops the opportunity to communicate and address where things were going wrong in the first half.
It was a moment that showcased his leadership. While players are often described as leaders, this moment highlighted how vocal Schmeichel is.
With his experience as a goalkeeper, now in the twilight of his career and having seen it all, he knows how to handle situations like an own goal.
Instead of letting it affect the team, he took control to avoid further mistakes and pushed the game in Celtic’s favour.
This moment can be seen as the turning point when the Hoops began to take control and turn the game around.
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