Giakoumakis and the supporting cast

Giorgos Giakoumakis spectacular header to give Greece a late lead against Kosovo last night showed to an international audience what we have seen since his return from injury earlier this year.  Giorgos is a talent and his acquisition from VVV Venlo for around £2.5m was spectacularly good business.

His solitary year in the Netherlands saw him finish top goal scorer in a season VVV were relegated.  Celtic picked him up so cheaply as his career stalled after signing for AEK in 2017.  He scored only once for the Athens club and saw two loan moves fail to spark his career.

At 27, Giorgos is not going to attract a lucrative offer from England.  He is a player we should be able to rely on for the foreseeable future.  When Kyogo is fit, Giorgos will struggle to make the starting line-up, but having a supporting cast of players with a point to prove is a big part of winning.