As Celtic prepare to face Ross County this weekend in the SPFL, they face the prospect of heading to Dingwall without their ‘best striker’ in Giorgos Giakoumakis.
That’s according to Sky Sports pundit Noel Whelan.
Speaking to Football Insider, Whelan said, “He’s by far the best striker Celtic have at the moment.
“He gives you the work rate, the stature, and the physicality which can really trouble teams. We saw that during the last Old Firm game. They couldn’t handle him.
“That’s what Celtic were missing on Sunday. Someone a little bit more robust, who can really work the two centre-halves into areas they don’t want to go into.
“I think with the way he’s playing, it’s hard not to miss a player like that – he gives you such a focal point and he’s not a bad goalscorer either.”
I’m not so sure about best striker.
Giakoumakis is certainly a different striker from Kyogo wherein he gives you a different dimension and a bit of physicality up front.
And that is something that was clearly lacking from the weekends Scottish Cup display.
With no new update as of yet of the state of Giakoumakis injury, I wouldn’t be too disappointed should Kyogo lead the line in Dingwall on Sunday.