‘Confident’ Idah revels in loan move and vows to repay Rodgers’ trust

ADAM Idah admits his loan move to Celtic has boosted his confidence.

The Republic of Ireland striker has scored six goals in 11 appearances, five of which were off the bench, since his deadlineday move from Norwich.

The 23-year-old had scored seven for the Canaries, plus two for his country, in the first half of the season, but his move north of the border has transformed his mood.

Idah further endeared himself to the Celtic support with a late strike at Ibrox last Sunday that briefly gave the Hoops the lead against Rangers.

Ahead of today’s league match with St Mirren, he said: “It obviously helps any player scoring a goal, especially with confidence.

“I am really enjoying playing up here. It’s probably the most confident I have ever been.

“I have got a lot more minutes, the manager has a lot of trust in me, the lads got used to me and know my style of football.

“When people have that trust in you, and when that first goal comes, you do become confident.

“Even little things, like having the fans behind you, is huge. That helped me a lot and motivates me more to try and do better.”

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers enthused over the chance to work with Idah and develop his game following his loan move, and the powerful forward is reaping the benefits.

He said: “There’s a lot of things that he does with me and the other attacking players in training that you can see I have brought into my game.

“He has helped me massively. When I first came in there were things we spoke about that he thought he could help me improve.

“Week by week I am doing that and I will try and repay him as much as the faith he has put in me.”

Adam Idah has netted six goals in 11 games for Celtic.