VASILIS BARKAS was awarded the man of the match after his loan side Utrecht kept their first clean sheet of the season. It came in a goalless draw against Cambuur.
Twee keepers en twee doelpuntenmakers; dit zijn de 4️⃣ spelers die zijn uitgeroepen tot KPN Man of the Match!
🌟 Xavi Simons
🌟 Vasilios Barkas
🌟 Lucas Bernadou
🌟 Andries Noppert— ESPN NL (@ESPNnl) August 13, 2022
Fotmob state that Barkas made ten saves while the opposition had an expected goals of 1.45. He seems to have been a standout for his side in the second match of their domestic campaign.
After the match, Barkas admitted he couldn’t be happy with the team failing to pick up an expected three points at home.
🎙 Doelman 𝗩𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘀 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗮𝘀 over #utrcam
🗨 '𝘏𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘦𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳'#fcutrecht #vanuithethart pic.twitter.com/srdDRD59oa
— FC Utrecht (@fcutrecht) August 13, 2022
Celtic Revival For Barkas?
It’s unlikely Barkas will work his way back into the Celtic team. The Hoops have two great goalies in Joe Hart and Ben Siegrist; it’s going to take something special to displace them.
Celtic will be hoping that Barkas can perform well this season in the hope his value can increase and they can recoup as much of the £5 million they spent on him as they can.
10 saves in 1 game! Did he actually make 1 save for us?