Then it was done. When you come to the thickest Glasgow as coach of the big club Celtic in crisis, with the surname Nancy, then you may have a bad starting point. Wilfried Nancy came from MLS, signed on December 4, directly broke some negative records for Celtic, got a song composed for him by the supporters with the main theme: “Kick him!”, and then got fired on Monday. All this in eight games as Celtic manager.
Because on Monday, the confirmation came from the Celtic management, who are themselves out in rough weather. Nancy is thanked for the attempt, compensated for a 2.5-year contract minus a month of work. This autumn, Kjetil Knutsen was on the list of candidates, but even the most ardent Celtic fan realized the Norwegian had no reason to leave Bodø/Glimt for this job.
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When former Columbus Crew coach Wilfried Nancy took over Celtic from super substitute Martin O’Neill, the club stood with five wins in a row, Nancy started with two losses. Not unusual for a coach who has not been close to Scottish football football, but at Celtic it was a historically weak start. In Celtic’s 137-year history, it has never happened before that a head coach has lost his first two games.
Nancy shook it off, we thought this couldn’t be so bad. Then followed another loss, the Scottish giants 1-2 against Dundee United. With this, four games were lost in a row with Nancy at the helm. And yes, a new historic low. According to The Athletic , this was the first time in 47 years that the proud club has lost four games in a row. The last time this happened was in January 1978.
On Tuesday night, the big club lost again, this time 0-2 to Motherwell, then came a 1-3 loss to arch-rivals Rangers at home. Thus, Nancy did not get any more chances. A total of eight games, two wins.
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With the gate out at Celtic Park, the assistant coaches disappear, as does the Head of Football Operations, Paul Tisdale.
