New goalkeeping rule will benefit attack-minded Celtic

The Celtic Star

·3 marzo 2025

New goalkeeping rule will benefit attack-minded Celtic

It’s been announced that a new rule, which will have a major impact on goalkeepers, will come into play starting from next season…

Celtic goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel. Celtic v RB Leipzig, UEFA Champions League, Group Stage, Celtic Park on – 5th November 2024. Photo Stuart Wallace Shutterstock

It’s been ruled that keepers will have to comply with new regulations that means they will only be allowed eight seconds in possession of the ball with their hands before they have to distribute it, or run the risk of the award of a corner to the attacking team as a consequence for falling foul of the rule.

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Celtic supporters will welcome the news

That news will be of great interest to the Celtic supporters, due to the amount of time wasting antics we witness against us, especially at Celtic Park.

It’s a trait we’ve had to suffer on numerous occasions from visiting sides at Paradise, as they look to kill the game by deliberately setting out to time waste and frustrate Celtic as a result. But thanks to this new rule it will force teams to rethink their approach to the game, and it will make for a a more interesting spectacle.

Aberdeen goalkeeper Ross Doohan during the Scottish Premiership match between Hearts and Aberdeen at Tynecastle Park on 1 December 2024. Photo:Malcolm Mackenzie PSI

As supporters we want to see a better product on the park, and this new rule will benefit teams looking to play attacking football, which will suit Celtic right down to the ground.

Schmeichel does everything as quickly as possible

Watching Kasper Schmeichel doing everything as quickly as possible to get play re-started is in sharp contrast to every opposition keeper in Scottish football, who use every trick in the book to waste time.

The fact that this is now going to be penalised can only be good for both the Beautiful Game and also for Celtic.

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