Adam Idah

Sadly it's likely we will go with Maeda left and idah up front til Jota returns. Waste Maeda and useless to have idah.

Unless Kenny, Yamada, Osmand really impress Rodgers beyond doubt.

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The problem is, Kenny would be up against low blocks most weeks..

 

True. But I'd not trust Idah in those games either.

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Apparently injured in the warm down at half time. Groin.

 

Looked more injured in warm up before game.

Hes pish, Id honestly take £1m for him and think weve robbed some *, dreadful player. 20 goals or whatever dont care, heard a guy mention on radio and agree any average striker should hit that playing for us.

Ill stick engels in there too, £1m, awful. Honestly think there was a typo from the german team saying they wanted £1.1m and we * it.

 

Folk like this sticking the boot in after a pre-season friendly are brainless.

 

Rodgers was delighted with the display but Celts could have been even more comfortable after hitman Adam Idah missed a couple of first half chances.

The Hoops boss warned: “He needs to come alive. You can’t be caught thinking at this level.

“You have to anticipate and move and then have authority in the box. I know he can score goals and it’s also the time of pre-season.”

 

On his heels as per. A chore at this point.

 

My summary comes from watching him over the last year and a half.

 

And it’s brainless.

 

£5m back on him isn't a disaster. And you might think that's brainless but sometimes you have to know when to cut your losses.

At 24 Idah definiely has some development left in him but there's too many shortcomings at present to suggest he's on the cusp of being a) good enough to be starting for us in the CL and b) worth anything close to £9m. To get him to either of those places, we would need to start him week-in-week-out over the next season or so - and there's always the risk that he just never improves to that level.

At a certain point, persevering with a player becomes more about sunk costs rather than how far you can reasonably hope they'll develop. Watching Idah's progress over the past 18 months, I guarantee you there's a bid that the board would accept today that is substantially below the £9m originally paid. If Norwich came in and said, we'll take him back, £6.5.-7m, the board would take the hand off them.

 

2nd goal just doesn't happen if he's still on the pitch. Just not his style to take the ball in and drive on, which is fine.

But where you think he would be good, in the air, harassing CBs using his size, natural predatory instinct in the box is lacking.

He needs to sharpen up pronto as patience from the manager and fans is draining fast.

 

I think when we see big players tall and built we just assume they are going to bully smaller guys with no issue but what we have with him and engels is the opposite as much as id love this guy and AE to succeed I'm just not sure they have the fight too, here anyway

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I can't agree, if we were looking to sell him today then they'd be looking to make a profit. That's how they operate.

Plus selling him now would give us the headache of looking for another striker that fits Rodgers' needs.