Adam Idah

I've revealed all my coaching tips, hopefully helps him

 

We'd all have liked to see that Idah this season.

 

Think we should have walked away when the price went above £5m. For me his loan period was a bit like a pillow, highs at both ends but flat in the middle.

If we could get £5m for him now I'd jump at it.
I think when you sell yours top striker and a winger takes over instead of your back up striker it says a lot.

 

Norwich fans were saying that last summer .

 

Fired-up Adam Idah has told Brendan Rodgers he's ready to smash the 30-goal barrier and become Celtic's main man.


The £9million hitman found the net 20 times last season as the Hoops won a league and cup double.



But Rodgers desperately wants more ammunition to fill the void left behind by Kyogo.


Idah was one of the gaffer's most-used subs last term but is itching to prove he can lead the line full-time and reach that 30-goal benchmark.




He said: “Yeah, 100 per cent. I said it last season.

“The more minutes I play, the more goals I'm going to score, and it's a fact



I scored 20 goals with the minutes I've played, which is really good.

“So I'm sure the more minutes I play, I’ll score more goals and I'm confident enough in myself that I can get to that


It's only a benchmark, so hopefully I can do it next season


Rodgers is still working to beef up his attacking options, with Japanese striker Shin Yamada set to seal a £1.5m switch from Kawasaki Frontale in the coming days.

Another centre-forward could still be on the radar, while two new wide men are also on the wish list after Nicolas Kuhn’s £17m exit to Como.


But no matter who comes in the door, Idah is relishing the challenge of holding onto his No.9 jersey.

He said: “Look, the manager's obviously right. We’ve lost two big players that have contributed loads to the squad.




So hopefully we can bring in some others that can help us out.

“Last season we had Daizen (Maeda) obviously doing well and myself scored, so we all did our part.

“The guys have left now, so hopefully we can bring some guys in now and go again next season.



I don't think anyone's going to go into a club where there's no other players in their position, so it's something I'm obviously used to.

“At the end of the day, we're a team and we want to win games, win competitions and trophies, and we need the best players we can to do that.

“So I think regardless who we sign, I think the whole team will be happy for it, and they'll add a really positive quality to the team.”


Idah has risen to the occasion with three Old Firm goals and a Champions League double away to Aston Villa.

He’s also become a key player for the Republic of Ireland and is highly rated by international boss Heimir Hallgrímsson.

The 2024 Scottish Cup Final match-winning hero said: “I think I've been like that my whole career, to be honest.


I've scored in a lot of big games, but now I want to kick forward and score in every other game.

“The big games are great to score in, but I want to be consistent now, and I think that's the big learning for me.

“I want to be the striker that plays every game and scores every game, every second game.


It's not about just the one big game, you want to do it consistently and I think that's where the biggest players are the best.”

While Idah is confident he can score a barrel load of goals, the ex-Norwich City star knows there's more to come after his first full campaign in Glasgow


The Cork-born ace said: “I thought it was a really good season.

"Obviously, the end didn't go our way, but personally I thought I had a good season.

"Of course, there can be a lot to improve on.


But I think from my first full season at Celtic, it's been really good to return 20 goals.

“I don't think that's easy at such a big club.

“Scoring in the Champions League and all sorts is a really good stuff for me, so I'm really looking forward to my next season.



It was my first full season being the number nine at Celtic.

“There were a lot of things that I learnt over the course of that season, which I can hopefully bring into this season, so I'm really looking forward to going into the new one now.”

Idah and his teammates have been working up a sweat in the heat of Lisbon as their pre-season camp continues.


Celts have been training in the shadow of the Estadio Nacional, where Jock Stein’s legendary Lisbon Lions made history in 1967.

Rodgers treated his stars to a special visit to the sacred ground before heading to the Algarve for the next leg of their Portugal tour.

Idah added: “It's a big part of the club.



It was nice for all of us to go and see it. I'm sure for the boys who probably don't know too much about Celtic, it was nice for them to see the stadium.

"It's massive for us as a club, so it was fantastic for everyone to see.”

 

He has the right attitude.

 

He would score the goals but style of play would suffer

 

Does he? He hasn't shown it on the pitch, looks like he can't be arsed half the time, talk is cheap, you can count the number of games he's been a stand-out performer on one hand. That's why Kyogo missing sitters was still ahead of him, and Maeda was starting up top until Jota got injured.

 

Yes.

He has shown it on the pitch plenty, especially the unselfish runs he’s made to create space for others, which will be the manager’s instruction. Idah still started as a forward when Jota was fit, and the manager has said he prefers Maeda out wide. Daizen had the best season of his career so I’m glad the manager recognised that and started him up top for those 7 games. The comment is about him looking like he can’t be arsed is, ironically, quite a lazy observation. He’s not explosive like Kyogo is a lot of the time, but his positioning is good. The main thing Idah needs to work on is his first touch, not his attitude.

 

If he can kick on next season, I feel like he could be a talisman.

Keep his head on straight and his performance like that against Villa could be more frequent and fans start turning a corner with fans.

Maybe it is the fee still in my head admittedly, but I got high hopes for him to really kick on for the new season

 

Not sure about that mate.. he looked hungrier to me im his loan spell than he did last season..

One way or another it's a massive season for him and he will get a shot at leading the line..

 

He had a good season for us so it’s clear his attitude was fine.

He sounds hungry in that interview. Breaking 30 goals is a big target.

 

30 goals is big target and achievable as he's the main striker currently.

But he needs quality out wide to help him achieve this. Get this sorted. It'll help him out massively.

Sounds like he's in a good place though.

 

Great he's so positive, but my worry is that he thinks last season was really good for him. It was OK at best.
He said give me more minutes and I'll score more goals - but you have to earn those minutes and improve to the point you become undroppable - that's what he should be aspiring towards.
Not only hitting a goals stat.

I haven't yet seen Idah willing to bust a gut to dramatically improve his all round game - would love to be wrong.
There is undoubtedly a player somewhere in there.
Big season for Idah.

 

If he breaks 30 goals, then great. But it's more than just the goals he needs to improve on.

His touch is largely pish, he doesn't work hard enough out of possession and he doesn't use his size and strength to his advantage enough. Got loads to work on to be a good enough first choice striker week in, week out.

 

he came out with similar wanna be the main man chat when kyogo left ,he wont have got a better opportunity than that to make the position his

 

Thought he was pish the vast majority of the time. Needs to up it massively. We’re all trying to pretend he’s justifying his role here.

Not doing anywhere near enough

 

He thinks he had a class season judging by that interview......scary.

 

And his loan spell was pretty *. Good start and decent enough finish. Otherwise nothing of note

 

Tbf I think it's the most game time he's ever had and the most goals he's ever scored.