Wilfried Nancy acknowledged Celtic fans’ frustration after some called for his departure following a fourth consecutive defeat,but the manager maintained he is seeing improvements “every day.”
A 2-1 defeat by Dundee United at Tannadice sparked angry chants directed at the Frenchman as Celtic remained six points behind Scottish Premiership leaders Hearts. Source: BBC Sport
Celtic dominated the early stages and took the lead through Daizen maeda, but ultimately paid the price for missed opportunities, notably from johnny Kenny.
United applied pressure after halftime, scoring twice in three minutes through Krisztian Keresztes and Zac Spasford after Celtic struggled to defend aerial balls.
Maeda headed against the post late in the game, marking Celtic’s first four-match losing streak since January 1978, during Jock Stein’s final season in charge.
When asked about the chants calling for his resignation, the 48-year-old said: “I heard it. And obviously,it’s not easy to hear that. But I can understand their frustration too.”
“it’s new for me to have four losses in a row. This is also new for the players.”
“I can understand they are upset. But the only thing that I can tell them is that I think we had a good performance.”
“We are missing the goals that could have been good for us and we are still working on that to win the next game.”
“We don’t have a lot of time to work but when we work, we do it well. And again, that was a good performance. But the result was not there.”
“we had the possibility to score many goals, because we had a lot of chances. And if we don’t score, if we don’t keep the game after that, the game is not over. that’s why it’s difficult to accept that, but this is the reality.”
Nancy conceded his side needs to improve its defending of set-pieces but added: “I can see every day improvements. I think we did a good game but in terms of results, it was not enough. Obviously I can understand why the fans are upset.”
publication Date: 2025/12/18 04:55:17
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