Kyogo Furuhashi

Loved how calm he was when he had the defender one on one. Slowed it all down and then sped it up at exactly the right time. Just sheer class and confidence. High quality goal.

 

His movement was back to its best.

Top finish as well.

 

Shocking defending from the Livi centre half for his goal, but he took it well when he had the keeper to beat. He makes so many great runs and I feel our midfielders don’t see enough of them. Just constantly playing on the shoulder of the last man.

 

His runs were superb all night..

Could've done better with the one second half where he slashed it with his left and then that good block by the defender after that..

Think there was another where he was wrongky flagged. Might no of been him, can't mind now..

 

Kyogo Furuhashi has 10 goals in his last 10 games. How good is it to have a striker who is that prolific?

He has been super. It is probably the one area where I do not rotate as much as I usually do. That is because of his physical output and there is no sign at the moment that he needs a break. His work rate is phenomenal and we are conscious that we do not want to overburden him at times like we did last season. I think he has now adapted to the football and schedule here. Having Oh [Hyeon-gyu] in that area will help us as well. As Oh builds up his fitness we will have the option to make sure we do not overburden Kyogo. He has been outstanding from all aspects and I thought his game the other night was excellent.






You mentioned the form that Kyogo (Furuhashi) has been in and the goals that he has scored. Is he undroppable at the minute?

I don't know what dropped or undroppable means as I've never thought in those terms. Every player starts the week on the same level and then I assess things as we go along. I hate to think that Kyogo doesn't play as if he is undroppable much in the same way that Callum McGregor doesn't play as if he's undroppable or Joe Hart. They don't train like they are undroppable. It is not something that is in my vocabulary or something that I try and set up in my environment. I said about Kyogo it is not just about his goals, it is his work rate, his movement the other night I thought was exceptional in terms of him playing in a very congested area and he was still finding pockets of space to break through and I thought we found him really well. I know people love cliches but there is no best eleven, there is no one that is undroppable, and there is no one that is my favourite. I love them all equally.

 

Excellent today. His finish was top class and I wish he'd put his laces through the ball more often. Rocket in the top corner

 

Outstanding first half.

 

For a wee guy, he's done several solid defensive headers this season. On top of his steady march towards 30 goals in one season.

 

Superb performance, some brilliant movement and linking up, great finish...he is pure poetry the wee man.

 

Pressing was excellent even late on..

Could've had more but can't grumble. Been right at it for a while now..

 

81 minutes a goal in the SPL


Only Nisbet is on a better rate at a goal every 66 minutes.

 

He should be aiming for at least 35 goals by the end of the season.

 

Love how genuinely happy and appreciative he seems, playing the game at a decent level and loving it. Reminds me of Ronaldinho, never seen another top end player smile as much as he did just loving the game. I know most players love what they're doing and just don't show it so much outwardly when they're doing their job, but it's good to see sometimes, his enthusiasm is infectious.