I love hyping up the Celtic players. As fans, that is what we do.
Talk up your team whilst ripping it out of your opponents.
It’s tribalism at it’s best.
But even I am not remotely daft enough to make this claim.
The boys at Football Fancast have claimed that Giakoumakis can become the next Henrik Larsson if he continues his goal scoring form.
Will we get the obvious out the way?
Giakoumakis is a great penalty box striker. Every goal he has scored has been in and around the six yard box.
Larsson is a completely different kettle of fish.
Freekicks, chips, headers, scoring from impossible angles, assists. The big Swede had it all.
There will never be another Larsson at Celtic. Ever.
Giakoumakis has all the ability to be a Celtic great, of that I have no doubt.
But the next Larsson?
Please.
Giokoumakis is a good penalty box striker but under no circumstances will he ever be another Larsson Henrik was a one and only and people can thank God to have been privileged to see him
Of the current squad it would be Kyogo, not Giakoumakis, that is closest to a “new Henrik”.