Matt O'Riley has revealed Jack Butland intel inspired his Panenka penalty against Rangers as he explains why cheeky finish 'wasn't brave'.
The Celtic midfielder has insisted he always planned to loft the ball down the middle of the goal but suggested the cheeky finish wasn't brave - instead it was the best option.
For O'Riley, the penalty finish was no big deal - after all he'd been practicing it all week due to being"quite confident" Butland would dive. “I was quite confident Jack Butland was going to dive, and fortunately he did. If he didn’t, it would have been a different story!"O'Riley was confident from 12 yards due to intense mental preparation before thee powderkeg clash and decided ahead of time against risking missing by blasting the ball.
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