Tagawa now has two in two after midweek St Mirren strike and last gasp leveller against Rangers.
Steven Naismith reckons Kyosuke Tagawa has one of the toughest jobs in Scottish football trying to dislodge Lawrence Shankland . But he’s convinced the Japanese striker can hit the ground running next season.
“His movement and anticipation for the goal is why we brought him to the club and then it’s an excellent finish. He can kick on next season. When you have got a 31-goal scorer in the squad it is going to be hard to dislodge him. But overall, every player in this squad has contributed.” “He has answered a lot of questions in the last internationals but the next three weeks are important. The manager sets eyes on all the players on the training pitch each day.
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