Rodgers defends Idah after night out video

St. Johnstone v. Celtic in the Scottish Cup semi-final

Location: Hampden Park, Glasgow Date: Sunday, April 20, 2019 12:00 BST

After a video of the striker appearing to throw up in a taxi, Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has defended Adam Idah and criticised those who try to “expose” football players.

Rodgers revealed that the 24-year-old Republic of Ireland international had a phone conversation with him on Thursday during the team’s day off.

The Celtic boss claims he had no doubts about Idah’s reputation as a “great young professional” and that he had been filmed after a night out on Wednesday.

Rodgers remarked, “There’s a sadness to it.” He is aware of my position in terms of group focus and mentality, and he is aware of my position. On a day off, this.

A 24-year-old football player who can’t let his hair down in his free time can’t let his hair down without being tried on by a camera is what saddens me.

“I believe that this is a challenge for people in general, but especially if you’re a young football player,” she said.

He told me the whole truth. He’s a fantastic young professional, without a doubt.

Rodgers said Idah will be ready to play his part when Celtic face St. Johnstone on Sunday in the second Scottish Cup semi-final.

He added that players must be carefully guarded in whatever kind of environment they are exposed to.

The Celtic boss continued, “Sadly, it’s the way of the world.”

Some clown appears and says something else in the video before people go to sign autographs or record a video.

Then, “people start asking themselves, why won’t people watch a video?” Why won’t they ratify? What draws them to pass? because you make an effort to hide them.

Why do they take the risk, then? Do they simply pass by or do nothing at all? Which is sad because kids want their belongings signed and other things.

However, they reacted last time out by beating Kilmarnock 5-1, and they are unbeaten in the Scottish Cup race for what would be their seventh straight defeat.

Rodgers says he does not anticipate a repeat of his team’s subpar performance in Perth despite being pleased with how his team handled a rare defeat.

If you think you can’t be aggressive and passive in the game, don’t give a lot, and expect to gain a lot, Rodgers said, “it doesn’t work.”

After that performance, we said, “That was our message. But you could tell from our performance last week that this Celtic team is all about.