‘Nancy leaps to his own defence as he feels Old Firm heat’

Any Old Firm manager who wants to experience the heat knows how to feel it, and Wilfried Nancy, the Celtic boss, has a cauldron bubbling beneath him.

He has lost five of his seven games in charge, losing just over four weeks since he was announced as Brendan Rodgers’ permanent replacement.

In consequence, Nancy is subject to a lot of pressure, especially from his own club’s supporters, before Saturday’s derby against Rangers.

Back-to-back league victories against Aberdeen and Livingston appeared to have stabilized the ship following defeats against Hearts and Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership, Roma in the Europa League, and St Mirren in the Premier Sports Cup final.

However, on Tuesday, Motherwell won a deserved 2-0 victory, and anger from Fir Park’s away end was present throughout.

Rangers would lead Nancy’s side with 38 points if Celtic defeated Hearts, who are three points behind.

Nancy vehemently defends himself and his team in a remarkable press conference prior to his first major derby on Friday.

He gave an extraordinary response to questions about his methods, including a seven-minute response, as the Frenchman’s job security was second-guessed by the game.

No problem with me asking you to attack me or to pose a lot of questions, Nancy said. Your job is to ask questions, while my job is to be a coach.

You can judge me right away, I promise. I cannot dispute the fact that we didn’t get the results we wanted.

He made an appeal for patience, but he was right to say that because of the high stakes, patience is in short supply.

This is just the start, they say. The pre-season is typically four or five weeks long. That wasn’t something that Nancy said.

Nancy’s team could become a champion in May if they win on Saturday, which could mean a lot.

However, defeat would increase the scope of the investigation.

Nancy discovered a club whose fanbase was antagonistic with the hierarchy when he first arrived at Celtic in early December.

Under Rodgers’ direction, Celtic failed to reach the Champions League and stumbled domestically as a result of a rumored lack of summer investment.

In response to allegations of “divisive, misleading, and self-serving “behaviour” by major shareholder Dermot Desmond, Rodgers resigned in late October.

Martin O’Neill, a legend at the club, took his place in the interim, who won seven of his eight games and restored some goodwill among the supporters.

Nancy accepts that his team has fallen below the standard he desired from them by switching to his own 3-4-3 system.

You’ll see that we are not there yet if you take a look at my coaching, management, and goals, Nancy said.

You can see what I do if you do what you do. You will see what I can do, my team, and my players if you are patient, as I know you can’t be patient in this position.

Nancy claims that his players are “ready” for his underwhelming start, but that he has “suffered” because of it.

He said, “I suffer.” Not to be critical, as it pertains to my job. I feel bad that I am aware that a player can outplay the opposition if he is put in this position, but he is not willing to do it.

My players need to be aware of what I’m attacking, even though I can attack in different ways.

You are killed when you don’t win. You win, OK”.

The Frenchman insists that the team is well-versed in Parkhead’s plans and that there are still many more weeks until the season is over.

He expressed his frustration with supporters, saying, “I fully understand that and everyone has a right to be unhappy.” The fan connection was flawless at all of my clubs.

They were winning, and we now lose, I said in the middle of the season. I need some rest, and I am aware that Celtic is. Although I am aware of the culture, I don’t like to make promises.

“I promise to do everything right,” I said. We are only second, if I’m correct. It’s a long season.

It seems like we are the last because we lost a few games. I accept the narrative, but I’m not saying that I don’t.

Nancy disputes that his tactics are to blame, saying only one of his seven games had been a failure because his system had not been good enough. She claims that only one of his 15 goals have been conceded.

He said, “I constantly consider changing something.” I consider what we can do, look at all the goals we conceded, and decide whether or not the system is involved.

This is not the case, and I did it. On set-piece, we concede a lot of goals. The only instance in which the system had a problem was the second goal against Roma, which was normal.

This is not what we want at this time, in terms of outcomes. However, I also notice a lot of things that are truly my favorites.

The former head coach of the Columbus Crew disagreed with the notion that he plays with a back five during his 25-minute press conference, saying that it is more complicated.

He said, “I want you to know that I don’t play with a back five.” Therefore, talking about this is pointless. I don’t use a back five when playing.

This is typically a back four, or it could be a back three, according to our defense strategy. For me, it is pointless to discuss that when you play the back four. Sometimes you can have a back five or back six.