Many Celtic fans have been fuming at Vasilis Barkas following his performance in the recent Old Firm derby.
Barkas had started the Old Firm derby on Saturday but he couldn’t stop Connor Goldson from putting two goals past the Hoops in the game. The Gers won 2-0 and they now have a four-point lead over Neil Lennon’s men in the Premiership table.
Andy Walker, John Hartson and Kris Boyd had criticised Barkas for conceding Goldson’s first goal. His performance against the Gers drew the attention of many Celtic fans as well.
What did Celtic fans make of Barkas’ performance in the Old Firm derby?
Barkas is the worst goalie we’ve had
— shannon (@shannonmoore97) October 17, 2020
Is Barkas a huge downgrade from Fraser Forster?
Yes
No
May be jumping the gun here but Barkas doesn’t fill me with confidence.
He’s not made 1 brilliant save since he’s been here.
A massive downgrade from Forster— Nicky martin ? (@nickybhoy1888) October 17, 2020
I think he may be the cause of our defensive issues because the defence don’t trust him
— terry lynch (@TerryLy89391146) October 18, 2020
Still canny believe how barking barkas is he just oozes nerves.. built like a flyweight
— Lyle (@Lyle60519796) October 18, 2020
Barkas joined Celtic from Greek club AEK Athens in the summer transfer window for an initial fee of £2.95 million. The deal included further add-ons based on appearances (as per Sky Sports).
The Hoops had failed to sign Fraser Forster in the summer transfer window. Barkas has now made 13 appearances in all competitions so far, keeping eight clean sheets and conceding just as many goals (as per Transfermarkt).
Some other Celtic fans also criticised Barkas’ performance in the Old Firm.
How Barkas hasn’t got to these goals is unbelievable, it’s almost as if goldson is just passing them in
— Logan????????? (@cfclogan_) October 17, 2020
Completely agree. He doesn’t look interested or connected to the team . Lacks any energy. ??
— Kirsty Links (@LinksKirsty) October 18, 2020
These Celtic fans clearly aren’t happy about Barkas’ performance, with one fan claiming that the Greek star is the worst goalkeeper that the club has ever had. Barkas is currently valued at £4.5m.
He picked up a rating of 6.18 in the game on Saturday and it was the third-lowest rating that he’s picked up in a Celtic shirt in his appearances in the Scottish Premiership thus far.
It shows that the performance wasn’t exactly impressive and perhaps, fans and the pundits are right to criticise him too.