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<\/p>\nCeltic won the League Cup yesterday, the 55th trophy of Ange Postecoglou’s reign.<\/p>\n
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And there was much rejoicing.<\/p>\n
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Kyogo Fuhruhashi took two paracetomol , washed them down with a bottle of lucozade and declared himself fit for duty.<\/p>\n
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And that, I suppose, is an understatement matched only by the one made by Boris Johnson when he said one or two of his ministers had made a few bob on the side.<\/p>\n
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Hibernian took the lead in the second half and while they were still in shock, the Japanese forward hitched his hamstring together and scored an equaliser, and then, with a finish so exquisite it will be on sale at Southeby’s this week, he scored a goal that would grace any cup final….<\/p>\n
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https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1472606544449585155<\/p>\n
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I think we should watch that again.<\/p>\n
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https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1472606544449585155<\/p>\n
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Not since Henrik Larsson nearly twenty years ago have we had such an instinctive striker, a goalscorer who doesn;t even have to think about it before he strikes.<\/p>\n
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A full on team player, and his reaction at the full time whistle brought almost as much joy to supporters as his goals had…<\/p>\n
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https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1472613004030005248<\/p>\n
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And then, finally, all the excitement caught up with him and he was carried off up the wooden hill to the land of Nod…<\/p>\n
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Wim Jansen gave us Henrik Larsson, Ange has given us Kyogo.<\/p>\n
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Which coincidentally, will be the name of my first grandson, unless he’s German, when he will be called Fritz, as in a grand old team to play for.<\/p>\n
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Winning the League cup has given Celtic fans our pride back, after a pretty poor season last year, and a sense that the club was on the brink of collapse. Unsurprsingly, BBC sportsound made that point in their first question to Nir Biton post match, presumably to continue their somewhat morose tone now that Celtic were back on the winning trail, now that normal service has been resumed.<\/p>\n
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One thing they didn;t mention was the hundreds of jobs created locally, as work begins on the new trophy cabinet….<\/p>\n
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Then again, even Kyogo can’t please everybody….<\/p>\n
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— Tam sellic son (@TamsellicsonIII) December 19, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n