John O’Shea delivers his verdict on Celtic’s Adam Idah’s gesture to Republic of Ireland critics

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Celtic striker Adam Idah was on the scoresheet for the Republic of Ireland during the international break.

Despite getting most of his minutes from the Celtic bench, Idah is enjoying a relatively decent goalscoring record this season under Brendan Rodgers.

With 14 goals to his name, the Hoops striker has scored in every competition he has appeared in for Celtic as Rodgers chases another treble this season.

However, despite that, it seems that whilst having a good season domestically for Celtic, Idah still has his critics on the international scene with the Republic of Ireland.

After Idah scored Ireland’s winner in the 2-1 win over Bulgaria, Idah silenced his critics with a ‘shush’ celebration.

Reacting to that, Republic of Ireland assistant boss John O’Shea shared whether he thought that was a good idea or not and his answer will please Celtic supporters.

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John O’Shea says Celtic striker Adam Idah’s Republic of Ireland goal celebration was ‘good’

Idah’s goal meant that the Republic of Ireland secured their UEFA Nations League status with the double-header win over Bulgaria and O’Shea backed the Celtic striker’s actions towards his international critics.

O’Shea told The Irish Sun, “Good, that’s what we need.

“The best way to answer is when he came on the pitch, score goals and do what you have to do.

“We need competition; we are talking about beating tier-one nations and qualifying for tournaments. We are going to need our strikers scoring goals, and it’s important we have that reaction.”

All five of Adam Idah’s Republic of Ireland goals

In 30 appearances for his country, Idah has scored five goals for Ireland. The Celtic striker came off the bench to become Ireland’s hero last night but how have his other goals benefitted Heimir Hallgrímsson’s side?

• 6/19/23: Republic of Ireland 3 v 0 Gibraltar. Idah scores a last-minute goal as in Ireland’s unsuccessful Euro 2024 campaign.
• 9/10/23: Republic of Ireland1 v 2 Netherlands. The Celtic striker scored the shock opening goal as Idah stunned the Dutch masters.

• 11/21/23: Republic of Ireland 1 v 1 New Zealand. Idah’s goal couldn’t spare Ireland’s blushes against the All Whites.
• 6/4/24: Republic of Ireland 2 v 1 Hungary. Idah with the opener again in the friendly win
• 3/23/25: Republic of Ireland 2 v 1 Bulgaria