Giorgos Giakoumakis has called out his new Atlanta United teammates over their leadership qualities as form comes hard to find in the MLS.
The Greek striker won plenty of plaudits during his just over 18 months with Ange Postecoglou's side, buying into his 'we never stop' mentality to win a Premiership and League Cup crown. He left for America in February and while scoring five times in eight games, Atlanta have won one of their last seven overall, including a shock Open Cup exit to lower league side Memphis 901. Sunday's 3-1 defeat to Charlotte made it four defeats on the spin although they are still fourth in the Eastern Conference.
Key leader Brad Guzan has been out with injury and Giakoumakis has been left perplexed at the lack of leaders on the park, as he called for a similar mentality to the one he adopted at Celtic. He told SportsWorldInfo: "The leader can be in the dressing room, but the real leader for me is on the field. If you’re talking too much in here and then you go out and you don’t show anything, then you are not a leader.
