Kasper Høgh Celtic goal drought, Digi Mart USA News: Kasper Høgh scored 54 goals in 103 matches for Bodø/Glimt before leaving for Celtic this summer. Since the move, the Danish striker has gone more than three months without scoring, and an online game is now poking fun at his struggles in front of goal.
The game, titled “Høgh’s Hotshots: The Impossible Finisher,” casts Høgh as its central figure. The objective appears simple: get the ball into the net.
However, the game keeps placing new obstacles in the way, according to The Scottish Sun. Goalkeepers and the posts can stop attempts, other shots end up in the stands, and even when the ball goes in, VAR can overturn the goal.
The game is described as an unofficial supporter parody. It comes after a difficult start in Scotland for the former Bodø/Glimt forward, who has gone 16 consecutive matches for Celtic without scoring.
Høgh was presented as a Celtic player on July 28. The club described the transfer as the most expensive in its history and gave the Dane a four-year contract with an option for one more year.
He arrived from Bodø/Glimt with 54 goals and 22 assists in 103 matches.
Høgh scored three times before halftime in Celtic’s 5–1 win over Kilmarnock on August 9, his first goals for the club. On Sunday, he believed his wait was finally over when he struck the ball into the net against Kilmarnock again, but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review of a foul in the buildup.
Høgh is also not included in Denmark’s squad for the November matches against Portugal and Norway.
Despite the goal drought, Celtic manager Martin O’Neill has highlighted other aspects of Høgh’s play. After last week’s Europa League match against Beşiktaş, the manager praised the striker’s ability to hold the ball and bring teammates into play.
“I told him I am not worried about whether he scores,” O’Neill said, according to The Scottish Sun.
The manager stressed that he naturally wants goals from his strikers, but he credited Høgh’s contribution to the team as a whole.
Former Bodø/Glimt teammate Albert Grønbæk, who is in daily contact with Høgh, also believes the goals will return. “I know that as soon as he scores again, the goals will come,” Grønbæk told Tipsbladet.
The two stay in regular contact. Grønbæk pointed to Høgh’s ability to turn negatives into positives and said he himself uses the striker as a source of support.
He also described Bodø/Glimt as a large family, with a sense of security and relationships that can be difficult to find again after moving on to a new club.
