English keeper admits Celtic Park is the “best atmosphere he’s ever played in”

Many players come to Celtic Park and make references as to how loud the crowd is. The majority of the time, these are Celtic players who couldn’t believe how loud the ground actually was, despite hearing big things about the atmosphere – take Kris Ajer for example.

However, it is very rarely that you hear an opponent talk about how good the atmosphere can be at Celtic Park – especially a player as experienced as England keeper Ben Foster. The Warwick-born keeper, who has won three English League Cups and eight England caps, stated that he could not believe how much the noise at Paradise that night got into his head.

Speaking to Fozcast Podcast, Foster clearly and vividly remembers that night at Celtic Park enough to wax lyrical about it.

“I played in a Celtic vs Man U (Manchester United) game once, up at Celtic when I was at Manchester United and it was in the Champions League.

“We drew the game 1-1 – I definitely should have saved their goal, but don’t worry about that – but the atmosphere at Celtic Park? I have to say it’s the best atmosphere I’ve ever played in in my life. It got to my head like you would not believe.