Determined Hajime Moriyasu has refused to count out crocked Celtic star Kyogo Furuhashi for Japan's crucial World Cup double-header despite Ange Postecoglou all but ruling him out.
The Parkhead talisman has been injured since Boxing Day but the under-pressure national team boss appears keen to have a look at his star in person...just days before a potential return against Rangers.
And Moriyasu - who met with Celtic boss Postecoglou in Glasgow last month on a European tour to visit his Japanese players - revealed he still thinks there is a chance Furuhashi could make it.