Celtic sack supervisor Wilfried Nancy after eight video games

Celtic, champions in 13 of the previous 14 seasons, sit second within the Scottish Premiership, six factors behind Hearts and forward of Rangers on targets scored.

Their factors whole of 38 from 20 video games is 15 down from the identical stage of the earlier marketing campaign.

Under Nancy, Celtic shipped 18 targets, yet another than they’d conceded throughout the opening 24 video games of the season.

“Nancy was fixated on changing Celtic’s style, going to 3-4-3, playing in one particular way,” the membership’s former striker Chris Sutton advised Sky Sports.

“He just wasn’t adaptable. For Celtic to lose six out of eight games and ship as many goals as they did, it was kamikaze stuff.”

O’Neill, who managed the membership from 2000-05, had been positioned in non permanent cost after Brendan Rodgers, who was appointed supervisor of Saudi Pro League facet Al-Qadsiah final month, resigned in October.

Having beforehand managed rivals Montreal, Nancy led Columbus to the MLS Cup in 2023 after which the Leagues Cup – a contest between Mexican and American sides, as they completed second within the league.

However, after being named MLS supervisor of the 12 months for 2024, his facet slipped to seventh in Eastern Conference and twelfth total final 12 months.

As he leaves Celtic, Nancy has loved simply 5 wins in his newest 20 video games as a coach.

Serving from June 1999 to February 2000, John Barnes had beforehand been Celtic’s shortest serving everlasting supervisor, overseeing 29 matches in his eight months.