4 months ago
Wilfried Nancy has been sacked by Celtic aft 8 matches – and 33 days – successful charge, successful nan aftermath of Saturday’s 3-1 location conclusion by Rangers. Nancy mislaid six of his 8 games and losing nan Old Firm game from 1-0 up astatine half-time proved nan last straw aft a dismal spell.
The 48-year-old leaves pinch Celtic six points down Hearts successful nan Scottish Premiership, and having mislaid nan League Cup last to St Mirren.
Nancy was appointed connected 3 December and signed a two-and-a-half-year statement aft leaving nan Major League Soccer broadside Columbus Crew.
The Frenchman’s disastrous reign was successful stark opposition to Martin O’Neill’s interim spell that instantly preceded it. O’Neill won 7 of his 8 games, having stepped successful temporarily to switch Brendan Rodgers, who resigned successful precocious October. The committee are apt to return to O’Neill having sacked Nancy.
Nancy’s tenure started inauspiciously pinch a home conclusion against Hearts, earlier a 3-0 nonaccomplishment to Roma successful nan Europa League. Defeat successful nan League Cup final was peculiarly damaging, and was followed by a 2-1 nonaccomplishment astatine Dundee United. The consequence against Rangers connected Saturday settled his fate.
“Celtic Football Club coming announces that it has decided to terminate nan statement of head Wilfried Nancy, pinch contiguous effect,” a connection said. “The nine acknowledgment Wilfried for his efforts and wishes him and his family good for nan future.”
Celtic said Nancy’s assistants Kwame Ampadu, Jules Gueguen and Maxime Chalier and nan caput of shot operations, Paul Tisdale, had besides left.
