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Andy Walker urges Brendan Rodgers to give Celtic star ‘more game time’ because ‘the league is won’

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Brendan Rodgers has brought more success to Celtic.

It’s only a matter of time before Celtic are crowned champions of Scotland again, and the real celebrations can begin in Glasgow.

Over on the other side, Rangers can’t stop losing, and it is making it sweeter viewing for those in green and white colours.

Position Team Played MP Won W Drawn D Lost L For GF Against GA Diff GD Points Pts
1 CelticCeltic31 25 3 3 92 20 72 78
2 RangersRangers32 20 5 7 66 33 33 65
3 HibernianHibernian32 13 11 8 50 41 9 50
4 AberdeenAberdeen32 14 7 11 43 47 -4 49

On Sunday afternoon, Celtic take on St Johnstone in Perth as they look to put away the Premiership’s bottom-of-the-table club.

You just know that the usual suspects will start, and Rodgers won’t take this lightly, even though everybody knows what is around the corner.

That includes starting the man in-form Daizen Maeda, but Andy Walker would prefer the Celtic manager to go down a different road.

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Brendan Rodgers urged to give Adam Idah ‘more game time’ at Celtic

It wasn’t a surprise that Celtic paid big money for Idah last summer, given his successful loan spell the previous campaign.

But that huge price tag that was put on the 24-year-old’s head has provided mixed responses, as he currently sits on Celtic’s bench.

Walker told Go Radio that a 55th Premiership title is here for Celtic, so he would like to see Idah provided with ‘more game time’ to see what this £9 million player can truly do.

“The league is won,” stated Walker. “I would be inclined to give Adam Idah some more game time.

“I know there is a big game coming up. Playing St Johnstone in the semi-final of the Scottish Cup, never mind the league game.

“But I would be inclined to see Brendan Rodgers develop this £9 million player, who is still relatively young. He is getting international experience with the Republic of Ireland, he is scoring there as well, so I would be inclined to give him more opportunities now that the league is won.

“You need options. You know that Maeda can play through the middle and be effective. But, Idah, would help him just get a few more goals.”

Idah’s stats for Celtic this season

With Kyogo Furuhashi out the door, Celtic are still looking for that all-out striker, even though Maeda is performing so well.

It’s going to be interesting to see what that means for Idah and his long-term future at the club.

But overall, Idah has 14 goals in all competitions, including three strikes in the Champions League.

CompetitionAppsGoalsAssistsMinutes
Scottish PremiershipPremiership28811.325′
UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions League103338′
Scottish League CupLeague Cup42185′
Scottish FA CupSFA Cup2113′
Total 24/25:451411.890′