Kasper Schmeichel

He's had goals he should have done better at and was better at pretty much everything first half of the season, which applies to most of our players, so I'd say I agree with everything you've said.

 

The life of a goalkeeper is a pressure-filled one, with Celtic goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel in the same boat as his fellow professionals between the sticks.


A veteran of the game, the 38-year-old goalkeeper was front and centre last month at Hampden, as it was his mistake that allowed Aberdeen back into the game, who won on penalties after extra time.

No stranger to criticism, especially from his homeland, the Denmark international opened up on his error in the final, insisting that he takes no note of negative comments from outside sources. “I have never read what the media writes about me, and I don’t follow social media either, because there will always be opinions, there will always be criticism and praise, so you have to tackle it all the same way," Schmeichel told Ekstra Bladet.

“That’s life as a goalkeeper. I love the pressure and the fact that you always live on the edge. That’s just how it is to be a goalkeeper. It’s always the smallest margins that determine whether you have a decisive role.”

“When, towards the end of the final against Aberdeen, we blew a kick that could have decided the game in our favour, it wasn’t a focus point after the game. It was my mistake that was talked about.

"It’s just life as a goalkeeper.”



Schmeichel continued: “I was born in the 80s and was a child in the 90s. Fortunately, I grew up without the technology we have today, where input comes from everywhere all the time. I am also very lucky to have a father who has tried a lot of things in the world of football.

"He gave me advice very early in my career that I have chosen to follow: He told me not to read what was written about me.”

Despite his mistake at the national stadium, Schmeichel enjoyed a successful first season in goals at Celtic, winning the Scottish Premiershipand League Cup double, as well as featuring in the Champions League beyond the League Phase.

 

Think he rushed himself back, but he had some good saves when he played 2 games previous and prior to him starting the final I didn’t see a single complaint with him getting the nod.

After the fall out of the game, on reflection, * it he was a revelation for us this season. And he made a bad mistake, in a big game, but he’s also bailed us out a lot since coming in.

The rest of the team should have been good enough to bail him out for the mistake. And we werent’t.

 

How big a deal, would it be, if Kasper came home to Copenhagen and Parken stadium this summer? Would Celtic find a proper goalie in his place?

 

We have one

 

I think he would have been phased out over the season anyway. Sinisalo is obviously the future and tbh while I'd like Schmeichel to stay another season, I would be confident in his replacement.

 

He's signed a contract, unless there are things we don't know of he should see it out.

He's definitely needing phased out more quickly across the season I'd say.

 

He was asked about if he’d return to play in Denmark

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The Danish national team star does not rule out a move back home to the Superliga at a later stage in his career.

He says this in an interview with BT.





I would never turn down anything. not even playing in Denmark one day. If the opportunity arose, I would always take it seriously and see if there were sporting advantages to it," says the goalkeeper, before adding:

"I've always thought that football is so unpredictable that you always have to take any possibilities seriously."


Kasper Schmeichel has also been able to see how the level in the Super League has increased significantly over a number of years.

Among other things, when Danish teams have been on a tour in Europe.

"Every time I see a Super League team in Europe, they are always competitive. It's really rare that they get their ears in the machine," says the Dane, who has spent most of his career in England.

"For me, British football has suited me well. My mentality was built in British football as a young man. That's where I've played the most," he concludes.

38-year-old Kasper Schmeichel has a contract with Scottish club Celtic until the summer of 2026.

 

Big man was back training this morning in Portugal with the team


Hopefully enjoyed his holiday

 

Absolutely love big Kasper, but would also be nice to see him being 'not quite so big' Kasper for the 1st game of season.

He's been amazing for us, just want him to physically be ready for an even better season (or 2?)

 

Think he looks a bit leaner

 

Lets not forget to comment on his performance yesterday. Made a couple top class saves

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It was Kasper 3 bellies last season

he’s down to Kasper 2 bellies now

 

Aye I feared he was gonna come back and have lost a bit of something to his game, but for a pre season, he looked very much like he's ready for the season ahead

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Kasper Schmeichel may be turning 39 in November. But the Celtic keeper hasn't even thought about hanging up the gloves.


A Premier League title-winner, more than 100 international caps and the captain of his country.



He's long since stepped out of the shadow of his famous father, Peter.

However, the reality is that Schmeichel is deep into the twilight of his career. And with just a year left on his Parkhead contract, fans will be wondering how long he has left in the tank.

For now, the goalkeeper will enter the new season as the Scottish champions' No.1. But as a man who has achieved so much in the game, Schmeichel remains laser-focused on raising standards and chasing silverware.


He said: "That's not my mindset. I haven't done everything. There's a lot still to accomplish.

"In all honesty, I never think like that. I've never been the type of guy to think in restrictions or limitations or anything like that



At the moment, I'm just loving playing football. I love being part of a club where the culture is so driven by winning.

"That really motivates me every single day to get up to it, to make sure that we uphold those standards and keep striving for more.

"As long as I'm enjoying that and as long as that hunger or desire, whatever you want to call it, is there, then I'll keep playing."


Hearts great Craig Gordon could become one of the oldest players to appear at a World Cup if Scotland qualify for 2026.

The Celtic Invincible Treble winner turns 43 in December but Schmeichel refused to say if he plans to join the over-40s club.

"I'm not the type of person to say that I'm going to do this or going to do that", he said. "I take everything as it comes. At this stage of my career, nothing's ever guaranteed.


It never is at any point, but one injury can end your career at this stage. I think for me, it's all about being here, contributing, enjoying every single minute. The only way I do that is by being part of a winning team."

After a couple of mixed years abroad with Nice and Anderlecht, Schmeichel has rediscovered his spark in Scotland.

He marked his debut campaign in Glasgow with a league and cup double and clearly thrives on the expectation and demands of playing for a footballing powerhouse.


He said: "When you're at a club like Celtic, you're not going to be here if your mindset isn't about winning.

"We say it all the time. Anything but a win, that just won't do for us. We have to have that mindset.



It's something that's talked about every single day. Every single day, you turn up to training. It's 100 per cent.

"You're not coming in for a half-day or whatever. You're coming in and you're here to win.

"For me, personally, I've been in a few clubs. That's the most enjoyable environment to be in.


"I don't really know how to explain it. It'd take a while, I think. The mechanisms of it are obviously quite deep-rooted within the club.

"That's what's expected. Anyone who walks in the door of this club knows exactly what's expected of them.

"If they don't, they'll find out very, very fast if you're one or two down at home, for example.


"It's obviously driven by the manager and people like Callum McGregor and James Forrest that have been here for a long time."




Schmeichel made his first appearance of pre-season in Celtic's impressive 2-0 victory over Sporting Lisbon in Faro.


He only rejoined the group last week after being called up for an international friendly double-header in June.

The 38-year-old made a couple of decent first-half stops to deny the Portuguese champs before making way for deputy Viljami Sinisalo at the break.

Asked how he copes with the demands of the modern calendar, he shrugged: "It's part of the game. It is modern international football now.



At the end of the day, I'm of the opinion that I'm in the game to play. I want to play games. I love playing games. You're a long-time retired.

"I wish we'd have gone to the Club World Cup or whatever, just to have that experience as well. It's one of those things. As a footballer, that's life. We're not going to complain about it. We're here to do a job.


"We're very, very privileged to have this job. We get time off during the year sometimes. We have afternoons off and things like that. I'm not going to complain."

Schmeichel will go back to where it all began this season when Celts face newly-promoted Falkirk.


The ex-Manchester City youth spent a transformative six months on loan with the Bairns as a rookie in 2007, starring under John 'Yogi' Hughes, before a meteoric rise to stardom.


Falkirk will always hold a special place in his heart as he added: "Yeah, for sure. It was one of those things coming up.

"It was nice to play against them in the cup last year, which was great.

"It'll be special to play against them and to play at Falkirk as well. It'll be an incredible experience again. It was many years ago.


"A great club gave me an unbelievable opportunity at 18 or something like that.

"I've got a few Yogi stories. He’s another guy I owe a lot to. At that age, to get a chance, I played my first ever game on live TV.

"I played against Celtic, I played against the likes of Rangers and all these kinds of teams that were big games


It got me noticed and gave me a springboard to go and show what I can do."