Why Carter-Vickers pleaded with referee to reject penalty

All of the comments made by Celtic defender Cameron Carter-Vickers to the media following his team’s Hampden victory over Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup semi-final…

Have you ever participated in a game similar to that?

No, that was a weird game, to be fair. It always makes you sad when you give up three goals. All we had to do was persevere, and it feels fantastic to win on penalties.

In the 90th and 120th minutes, you gave up. Did you believe, at that moment, that today would be ours?

We never give up as a group on our beliefs.

Was it expected of Joe Hart to come up and take a penalty?

Yes, we were aware that he would take one. We practice them in training, and he has never missed, as far as I can tell. I assumed that he would have a happy ending in his final season and would ideally score the game-winning penalty in the semifinals when he stepped up. Even though it wasn’t supposed to be, he manages to save the penalty kick and win the game, so everything works out in the end.

Even if there are penalties in the end, is that Joe off penalty duty now?

I’m not sure; you’ll need to talk to the management. He may continue, but I’m confident he’ll keep practicing.

Nobody gave them a chance outside of the city and the Aberdeen supporters. Did they assign you the game you were hoping for?

Regardless of the opponent, every time we have visited Hampden throughout the course of my three seasons here, the game has always been tough. Last season, we defeated Kilmarnock 2-0 in the semi-final, although we didn’t score the second goal until the very end. It was really close. We prevailed 2-1 over Hibs in my first League Cup final, which was also a close match. Here, the games against the Rangers have always been close. At Hampden, a cup match is guaranteed to be close no matter what.

Sincerely, did you believe your challenge resulted in a penalty?

Well, to tell the truth, I did. Most likely, that was a foul. Previously, we were not handed the foul, but later on, we were.It goes without saying that you don’t want to concede late and then assume that penalties will be called. I was in prayer. I was relieved when it wasn’t given because I had assumed it would be.

During your debate, what did the referee say to you at that point?

The referee only declared that Alistair Johnston had committed a foul. I then noticed VAR was examining it. “If you saw it on the pitch, please stick to your decision,” I appealed to him.

When the season’s business conclusion approaches, the focus shifts to finishing the task at hand. What does this indicate about the group’s mindset?

We enter the game thinking we can prevail. All that matters is that we have made it to the final and have a lot more to look forward to. In addition to the cup final that takes place in a month, we still have five major league games left.

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