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‘Awful’… Neil Lennon not impressed by Celtic player after what he did against Hearts on Sunday
Neil Lennon did not hold back in his criticism of Adam Idah after the Celtic loanee saw his first-half penalty saved as the Hoops were beaten by Hearts on Sunday.
Brendan Rodgers’ men could have hardly endured a mo𝔉re frustrating afternoon at Tynecastle. Celtic, of course, had the chance to capita𒉰lise at the top of the Scottish Premiership after Rangers were beaten by Motherwell on Saturday.
And it seemed as though everyth🐈ing was going to plan in the first 11 minutes. Hyun-jun Yang was fouledᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ inside the penalty area to give Celtic the chance to take the lead from 12 yards.
Neil Lennon critical of Adam Idah after missed penalty in Celtic loss
It was Adam Idah who st𝔍epped up, l﷽ooking to bag his sixth goal for the Bhoys following his loan move to Parkhead in the January transfer window.
Unfortunately𒁃 for the champions, Idah’s penalty was put straight d♏own the middle. And with that, Zander Clark was able to keep the ball out with his legs.
Speaking on afterwards (broadcast on 3/3; 14:13), Neil Lennon suggested that the Republic of Ireland international should have done so much better with the peඣnalty.
“It’s an awful penalty. I mean, Zander Clark, he’s done well. He’s kept h𒀰is balance with his legs. But the contact from Idah’s poor and it was a big opportunity for Celtic to put down a marker early in the game,” he said.ꦡ
Early goal could’ve changed everything
The afternoon just went from bad to worse from there for Celtic. Yang was sent off shortly after after catching Alex Cochrane in the fac🐭e with a high boot.
Hearts meanwhile, would go on to score in either half a🔜sꦗ the Hoops were beaten 2-0.
Celtic fans would be forgiven for wondering how the game would have been different had Idah found the back of the net. Idah had some bright touches in the first-half, but it did not quite click for him at the crucial moment. And perhaps that may not h𒁏ave been the case had the 23-year-old broken the deadlock fro💃m the penalty spot.