‘I need time’ – Nancy’s plea before Old Firm test

Celtic vs. Rangers in the Scottish Premiership

Glasgow’s Celtic Park Date: Saturday, January 3rd, 12:30 GMT

During a stirring media conference, Celtic manager Wilfried Nancy vehemently defended his tactics and emphasized that he will need to be given time to succeed.

Since taking over from interim boss Martin O’Neill at the beginning of December, the Frenchman has lost five of his first seven games.

The former Columbus Crew head coach, who has received criticism from Celtic supporters, was put under even more pressure after his team lost to Motherwell by 2-0 on Tuesday.

Nancy’s team hosts Rangers on Saturday, three points clear of Scottish Premiership leaders Hearts, and three points clear of them.

He said, “I need time, as you know.” Give me some time, and I’ll let you see what I do. Because I didn’t start yesterday, you can already see what I did before.

If I say, “Everything is happy, everything is good, I’m going to be a liar,” I’ll be lying. No, that’s not the case, but I already knew that.

“I’m calm during all the questions you ask me,” I explain. People who don’t like me have the right to say it because it won’t work in terms of results, so I’m disappointed.

Tomorrow will be a big game, they say. However, the context is that my team and I only have 13 training sessions. The pre-season is typically four weeks long.

“You guys killing me is completely normal,” he said. Because I know where I want to go, that’s fine. In a few weeks or months, judge me. You can judge me right away if you want to. I cannot dispute the fact that we didn’t get the results we wanted.

Nancy predicts that he will “die” to help Celtic reach their goals, and that his performance hasn’t been as good as his.

He explained that it’s completely normal for my players to occasionally feel lost and uncertain.

It’s a procedure, they say. Because some people believe I’m hiding behind “process,” I don’t like the word “process.”

Judge me, no problem, but consider the games since I’ve been here and determine whether we should have won or lost. Do it .

“I am a good guy,” I said. I’m not able to speak at the moment because the outcomes aren’t satisfactory. I take it and shut my mouth, but I’m sure of our destination. I’m not sure if it will work after that. I’m here for that because we’ll do everything.