Which makes the experienced keeper a good judge of the man who is about to be thrust between the sticks for Celtic.
Woods worked with the Finland star on a daily basis in training then spent matchdays with a front-row seat as Sinisalo shone.
And the ex-Aberdeen and Kilmarnock shot-stopper insists he wasn't in the slightest bit surprised to see Sinisalo win a £1million move to Celtic off the back of his heroics on loan from Aston Villa.
Woods, 34, is confident the 23-year-old is ready to step into the breach for Celtic with current No.1 Kasper Schmeichel injured.
The Morton player-coach said: "Viljami was fantastic with some match-winning performances.
"A really nice lad, really good pro, works hard, wants to learn, self-critical. You could see him grow in stature as the season went on. So I really wasn't surprised when he got the move to Celtic.
"One of his strongest points was one-on-ones. Not on...
Woods worked with the Finland star on a daily basis in training then spent matchdays with a front-row seat as Sinisalo shone.
And the ex-Aberdeen and Kilmarnock shot-stopper insists he wasn't in the slightest bit surprised to see Sinisalo win a £1million move to Celtic off the back of his heroics on loan from Aston Villa.
Woods, 34, is confident the 23-year-old is ready to step into the breach for Celtic with current No.1 Kasper Schmeichel injured.
The Morton player-coach said: "Viljami was fantastic with some match-winning performances.
"A really nice lad, really good pro, works hard, wants to learn, self-critical. You could see him grow in stature as the season went on. So I really wasn't surprised when he got the move to Celtic.
"One of his strongest points was one-on-ones. Not on...
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