Efe Ambrose determined not to repeat Fenerbahce mistake
The 26-year-old Nigeria international spoke about the calamitous mistake he made at Celtic Park earlier in the month which led to Ronny Deila’s men throwing away a two-goal lead against the Turkish side.
Strikes by Leigh Griffiths and Kris Commons put the Hoops in a commanding position but the match turned just before the break when Ambrose was woefully short with a back header to keeper Craig Gordon, allowing substitute Fernandao to score, with the Brazilian heading a leveller just after the restart.
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Hide AdAmbrose looked ahead to the visit to Motherwell in the Ladbrokes Premiership on Saturday, where he hopes Euro lessons learned are put into operation.
“It is not easy,” he said. “But as a player you sometimes find yourself in those situations
“It can happen to anybody not just Efe Ambrose.
“It was a gift for them but the most important thing is the management, the gaffer, the players stood by me. They know it can happen.
“Sometimes in football, when the defender or the goalkeeper makes the mistake, everybody sees it.