BRENDAN Rodgers has challenged Kyogo Furuhashi to emulate legendary Celtic striker Henrik Larsson on the eve of the Parkhead club’s match with…
BRENDAN Rodgers has challenged Kyogo Furuhashi to emulate legendary Celtic striker Henrik Larsson on the eve of the Parkhead club’s match with Feyenoord – by scoring important goals in Europe over a prolonged period.
In fact, he feels Furuhashi, who signed a four year contract extension during the summer, can be remembered alongside Celtic’s all-time leading European goalscorer Larsson in future if he does so consistently in the coming seasons.“Listen, he’s obviously a top striker,” he said. “What made Henrik unique was his longevity at Celtic. In my time we had Moussa , who was fantastic and Griff was terrific. Henrik was over a sustained period, and that made him really stand out.
“It’s about opportunity because there’s no doubt he can score goals at this level,” he said. “He’s got the speed and the movement and the finishing. These are his moments.” “In terms of me as a coach, in terms of all the experience and games I have had playing against top teams, then of course you learn from those experiences. But for us it’s about educated pressure. You look into each game and what the needs are for each game. Our ultimate feeling is that we want to qualify”.
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