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Mark Pirie

Kyogo Furuhashi reveals Celtic success secret as he makes bold 'outsmart' opponents claim

Star man Kyogo Furuhashi reckons his instant Celtic impact can be put down to how he is able to "outsmart" Scottish defenders.

The 26-year-old has been a smash hit in the Scottish Premiership since joining Ange Postecoglou 's rebuild from J-League side Vissel Kobe.

The Japan cap has netted eight times in 11 appearances for the Parkhead outfit despite missing five games to injury.

Speaking ahead of nation's crucial World Cup qualifier against Australia, Kyogo was asked if he could use what he has learned in Scotland against the "tall and physical" Oz backline.

He said: “That is a feature (of Scottish football), so I use my movement to outsmart the opponent.

“I hate it if I can’t continue a run, and there are some players who are good at lowering the opponent's line and receiving it in the space.

“So if I can do that movement as well (against Australia).

"What you can do is run in the offence and defence, and in attacks you can create space by continuing to move aiming for space and get closer to the goal.

"I think that going from the front to the pressure will give the team a good chance."

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