Adam Idah sparks split between fed-up Ireland fans and media as Celtic striker called out for England mishaps

Ireland fans directed much of their post-England rage at Adam Idah - but the Irish media believe there were glaring mitigating factors in the striker's frustrating game.

The Three Lions picked up a comfortable 2-0 win through goals from pantomime villains Declan Rice and Jack Grealish in the first half. They completely dominated, limiting Ireland to just a single shot on target and 24 per cent of the possession in Dublin. And the comprehensive nature of the win meant a feverish atmosphere quickly gave way to a damp squib as Lee Carsley kicked off his interim campaign in positive fashion.

Ireland had limited chances to attack and Idah had just one chance of note, a header he sent harmlessly over the bar to some groans around the Aviva. And much of the post-match frustration on social media was pointed in Idah's direction, one raging punter saying they'd be happy to never see him pull on the Irish jersey again. Uninterested, immobile and a poor attitude were other jibes thrown in his direction, however the media in his homeland were more sympathetic towards Celtic's £9m summer signing.

The bare truth is that few in an Irish jersey had games to remember, Ipswich talisman Sammie Szmodics struggling to create in behind him while Everton's Seamus Coleman and Wolves' Matt Doherty hooked before the hour mark after struggling to propel the English attacks down the left.

On Idah, balls.ie noted he was 'consistently isolated' and only had one real chance given the English domination. They wrote: "Adam Idah was consistently isolated and struggled to get any form of time on the ball in the first half. When he did, he headed well wide with his only meaningful chance of the game. His pace and strength were ultimately not enough to