Proud Ange Postecoglou insists the character and mentality of Giorgos Giakoumakis typifies the gutsy resilience of Celtic. The Parkhead boss left Tynecastle thrilled after his new-look team grabbed a priceless win over Hearts.
Postecoglou’s men had to survive a late penalty miss from home hitman Liam Boyce to get over the line and stay within four points of the Premiership summit.
But the manager had huge praise for debutant Matt O’Riley as well as his goal heroes Reo Hatate and Giakoumakis. The Japanese scored a spectacular first goal for the club and Giakoumakis made it two-in-two games as he bagged the eventual winner.
The Greek is standing tall in the absence of injured top-scorer Kyogo Furuhashi and Postecoglou outlined the desire of the hitman and his colleagues to cope with absences and keep pushing.
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