According to John Hartson, the 31-year-old might fight for a starting spot in Celtic’s lineup.
John Hartson feels Celtic goalkeeper Joe Hart may face competition for his spot if he misses this weekend’s match against Motherwell.
Hartson believes that Bain has a tremendous opportunity to show what he can do against the Fir Park side, and that he might challenge Hart for the most crucial position in the Celtic club right now.
Hartson said [The Go Radio Football Show], “Scott Bain came on and again, Scott Bain might push Joe Hart for a starting berth.
“Joe’s is still the number one but periods through the season, they might go and use both goalkeepers.”
Scott Bain isn’t the answer to Celtic’s goalkeeping problem
Whilst Celtic have no other option but to put Scott Bain in between the sticks on Saturday, I still believe the club should be looking to strengthen that position long term.
At the moment, Celtic currently have Bain and Ben Siegrist as the backup option to Hart. In my opinion, neither are good enough to hold down the number one spot long-term for Celtic.
Bain demonstrated last season against Hibernian that he is prone to making blunders. On Saturday, he almost allowed Livingston to score when he was robbed of the ball inside his own penalty area.
Ben Siegrist, on the other hand, has only made two appearances for Celtic in over a year and hasn’t played since returning from injury in March.
Joe Hart only missed two games last season for a reason: neither Bain nor Siegrist have inspired confidence in them to be granted a starting spot.
Saturday has the potential to be either a calamity waiting to happen or a Celtic hero for any of the two. I truly hope it is the latter.
