St Mirren boss Stephen Robinson shows class with his defence of Celtic striker Adam Idah

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That’s now back-to-back starts for Celtic striker Adam Idah.

The 24-year-old hasn’t been able to cement a regular starting place, whether Kyogo Furuhashi has been at the club and then left, or Daizen Maeda is causing havoc up top.

Over the weekend, Idah netted a much-needed goal and helped Celtic reach the Scottish Cup final by seeing off St Johnstone at Hampden.

But, in the build-up to the match, the headlines around Idah were negative after he had a night out, just like any young person in the world, including claims that he was ‘sick inside a taxi’.

Thankfully, the 24-year-old did his talking on the field of play, by putting the ball in the back of the net, with Rodgers also defending Idah’s actions.

And now, St Mirren boss Stephen Robinson has come to the aid of the Republic of Ireland international.

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St Mirren boss Stephen Robinson defends Celtic striker Adam Idah

Amid that negative noise around Idah leading up to the St Johnstone game, all he could do was do his talking on the field of play, and he has done just that.

As Stephen Robinson stated, the players are ‘ultimately paid to produce on the football pitch’, as he told PLZ Soccer.

The St Mirren boss also highlighted how Idah is just a young man and he is allowed to enjoy himself by ‘going out’.

“Ultimately, they are paid to produce on the football pitch,” said Robinson. “They are young men, they are allowed to go out. You don’t control them 24 hours a day.

“It’s not a regime where you have to be in bed by 10pm. You have to trust people and treat them like adults.”

Idah pushing Celtic towards the Treble

Effectively, one team stands in Celtic’s way of winning the Treble, with the Premiership title almost wrapped up and expected to be delivered against Dundee United.

Position	Team	Played MP	Won W	Drawn D	Lost L	For GF	Against GA	Diff GD	Points Pts
1	CelticCeltic	33	26	3	4	97	22	75	81
2	RangersRangers	33	20	6	7	68	35	33	66
3	HibernianHibernian	33	14	11	8	54	41	13	53
4	Dundee UtdDundee Utd	33	14	8	11	41	40	1	50

Idah hasn’t scored the volume of goals he would have liked since his big-money transfer from Norwich City – with 15 to his name in all competitions.

But, one thing everyone knows from his loan spell at Celtic Park, Idah does score big goals, and in those big moments.

So, time for the Irishman to step up once again when Celtic face Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup final on May 24.