Dunfermline Athletic goalkeeper Chris Smith has heaped praise on Celtic defender Charlie Mulgrew for his free-kick ability.
The Hoops centre-back delivered a brilliant goal from a dead ball in the 3-0 victory at Dunfermline on Monday which gave Smith little chance and his former Scotland U21 teammate was full of adulation for his exploits.
"I can remember we were in the Scotland Under-21 squad and even then as a young player he'd want a goalie to stay behind so he could ping a few free-kicks at him.
"It was usually me and he had a great ability to strike a dead ball even then.
"Celtic have a history of guys who can take great free-kicks, like (Shunsuke) Nakamura and Shaun Maloney. I played for St Mirren a couple of years ago in a game where Naka hit a hat-trick.
"A couple of those goals were from free-kicks but he was more about precision when he struck them.
"Charlie can put the ball where he wants to but he can get a lot of power and movement behind them as well.
"He strikes the ball with strength and pace which, let me tell you, is a nightmare combination for a goalkeeper. When you add the kind of wind there was on Monday, it's pretty much impossible to stop.""You don't play for Celtic unless you've a lot of quality and Charlie's always had that," Smith said.
