Ange Postecoglou makes incredible Kyogo claim

Ange Postecoglou has revealed that he couldn’t keep Kyogo Furuhashi out of his League Cup Final side!

Ten days ago the striker was substituted at home to Real Betis with instant fears that Celtic’s leading scorer would be out of action until the new year.

Since the win over the Spanish side there has been constant speculation about the fitness of Kyogo who missed the narrow wins over Motherwell and Ross County.

? LISTEN: Ange Postecoglou gives his thoughts on Kyogo after his match-winning performance in the League Cup final.

“Good luck trying to keep him out today mate, there was no chance. He would’ve snuck on the bus or snuck onto the field at some point without me seeing”. pic.twitter.com/FvaVW9THfO

— Clyde 1 Superscoreboard (@ClydeSSB) December 19, 2021

? Ange Postecoglou on Kyogo:

“Good luck trying to keep him out today mate, there was no chance. He would’ve snuck on the bus or snuck onto the field at some point without me seeing.

“He just had it in his head he was going to play today”. pic.twitter.com/IilKItdpZV

— Andrew Maclean (@AndrewMaclean_) December 19, 2021

At lunchtime today a picture surfaced on social media of the player dressed for action as he left Celtic’s pre-match hotel with the prospect of being involved strengthened when he checked out the pitch at Hampden with his team-mates.

At 1.45pm the Celtic team was announced with Kyogo leading the line. After a quiet first half he wrote his name into the history books with a brilliant doubt to get Celtic back on the trophy trail with the promise of more to follow.