Wilfried Nancy won't make it at Celtic. I hope I am proven wrong. But it feels like there can only be one end to his story at Parkhead, and that is him getting the sack. Most fans are hoping that it happens after this final. That probably won't happen. But it is hard to imagine that things are going to get much better from here. The board are only going to postpone the inevitable from here if they continue with the Frenchman.
Nancy looks like a manager completely out of his depth at Celtic. He has shown zero ability to adjust to the situation, sticking to a system that has failed him time after time.
Even more importantly, it looks like he has little understanding of the expectations at Celtic. Nancy looks lost and out of his depth. Not only did the Hoops lose the Scottish League Cup final at the hands of St Mirren but convincingly so.
Yet, after the game, Nancy decided to talk about the performance instead of the results, once again. As reported by 67 Hail Hail, he said:
"Of course, the results matter. I have to see beyond the results. I have to see what we need to get a better and a complete performance.
“It’s totally normal that they are questioning a bit of me. But I showed that I can do better. I showed the direction I want to go. This is part of the job. I know where we are now, and where we want to go. This is clear. I really believe we are going to be able to click and move forward.
“Yes, patience. I know this isn’t their (the players’) job to be patient. I tell them that ‘I am still working. I know what we want to do.'"
Wilfried Nancy's post-match claim shows he will fail at Celtic
Well, those comments would have fit the manager of a club trying to stay up. Not one that has convincingly been the best team in Scotland for more than a decade, winning everything on their path.
No Celtic fan wants to hear that after losing a final. They did not want to hear it the first time around. And yet, it feels like Nancy does not know that.
Perhaps he just does not understand the magnitude of the club. The expectation here is to win each and every domestic game, and as many as possible in Europe. Instead, he has lost all three of his so far.