‘Thought He Was Excellent’ ‘Offered Something Different’ Fans Excited After Celtic Ace’s Cameo Performance
Celtic forward Giorgos Giakoumakis made only his third appearance for the Hoops in the 2-0 win over Ferencvaros.
The Greek international has experienced fitness issues since arriving from VVV Venlo for £2.5m in the summer, but he played 20 minutes on Tuesday afternoon. His performance impressed a number of fans on Twitter:
Thought he was excellent when he came on tonight, exactly what we required. Offered much more than Abada, who looks like he needs a rest. Would like to see us accommodate GG and Kyogo in the team in next few games
— Brian Bolden (@boldboy1978) October 19, 2021
He could do with a goal to get him up and running, but I thought he offered something different when he came up. Johnston (of whom I am usually sceptical) was excellent. Good to finally have some credible attack options on the bench 👍
— KieranMcG (@KieranMcG_) October 19, 2021
His hold up play was similar to eddy and was unlucky not to score was involved in the final 3rd for almost every attack when he was on
— Celtic_Wan (@wan_celtic) October 19, 2021
100% believe we have a player in giakoumakis just need to get him on the scoresheet to get him rolling then I think he will be firing them in
— Anthony Dunlop 🏴 soar alba (@AnthonyDunlop3) October 19, 2021
Won a few free kicks with his back to goal when we were under pressure too. A quality that goes unnoticed often. Guy looks a athletically excellent, hope to see more minutes for him in the next few weeks👍
— Ricky (@Rickshaw85) October 20, 2021
Looked pretty good when he came on. A forward who can hold up play when we have a cushion of a lead against opposition.
Looks like the Sutton to kyogo's larsson.
— Scotty-boy (@thescotsman2001) October 20, 2021
I'd like to see him start on Saturday, needs a start , but he looks like he has a good touch and link up play decent
— Steve C (@stevec0471) October 20, 2021
This guy will probe to be a great buy , hold up play looks great and just gives us a different option 💪
— kev 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 (@celticfankpoh) October 20, 2021
And reasonable mobility for a big guy. Looks a good addition only time will tell.
— Alex (@1962_lex) October 20, 2021
Giakoumakis does seem to be able to hold up the ball pretty well and he looks like he is decent when he gets a chance to shoot at goal.
The main objective for the 26-year-old is to stay fit. Reports in recent days have suggested that it has been a real struggle to get him into top shape but, hopefully, he will be ready to start a game very soon.
It will be interesting to see whether Giakoumakis is handed a place in the first eleven by manager Ange Postecoglou when Celtic take on St Johnstone at Parkhead this weekend.