It was an awful couple hours of viewing. After going one down to a cheap free kick, a brilliant finish from Moi the Bhoy and an offside fluke by Nir Bitton set Celtic on their way to what they thought was their first win of 2021. It wasn’t to be, after washed up journeyman Jay Emmanuel-Thomas drew Livi level, to leave the Celts deflated.
One person in particular drew strong, strong critics from Celtic fans online – and it wasn’t without controversy, as he portrayed perhaps his worst performance in a Celtic shirt yet.
Vasilis Barkas was chosen between the sticks yet again in the West Lothian blizzards, but did absolutely nothing to adhere himself to his supporters as they covered their eyes in horror at the performance they drudgingly watched on their screens.
The £5 million summer signing from AEK Athens was useless once again for Neil Lennon’s side; he failed to command the box for the opener, and after being let off the hook by his team-mates as Celtic took a 2-1 lead, his failure to deal with Jay Emmanuel-Thomas’ goal meant that Celtic dropped yet MORE points.
Fans’ took to Twitter to vent their frustrations to Craig Gordon’s failing successor, with some claiming he is the worst signing in Celtic’s recent history.
Has Vasilis Barkas made a save yet?
— Andrew Bluebells (@andrewbluebells) January 20, 2021
Has anyone ever seen Barkas make a save?
— Chris E 🇪🇺 (@c_embo) January 20, 2021
Barkas doesnt dive.
He just falls down.
— James Whyte (@james_ws_whyte) January 20, 2021
Not saying tonight was his fault tonight but Vasillas Barkas…
Pound for pound, considering what we paid for him and what we're getting from him, is he our worst signing in recent memory?
— Tim Trivia (@TriviaTim) January 20, 2021
The Greek will need to turn his form around quickly, otherwise he will be sent swiftly to the exit at Lennoxtown – most probably alongside many, many other players who at the moment are not fit to wear the shirt.
The biggest worry is who was responsible for scouting him and believed he was a top class keeper wort 5 million. Ajeti and Duffy are another wast of money, none are anywhere near CELTIC quality. Why haven’t those responsible been sacked before they cost us more money on dross.