Celtic’s hierarchy are standing firmly behind Wilfried Nancy regardless of rising considerations among the many fanbase that he’s fully ill-suited to the supervisor’s publish.
Wednesday’s 2-1 defeat away to Dundee United was the Frenchman’s fourth successive loss since taking cost.
The 48-year-old has made the worst begin of any supervisor in Celtic’s historical past, with the reverse at Tannadice the primary time since January 1978 that the Parkhead membership have been on such a dire run.
Regardless of hypothesis being rife on Thursday that the board have been about to axe the previous Columbus Crew supervisor, membership sources insisted it was broad of the mark.
In a pre-recorded handle launched earlier than the United recreation, chief government Michael Nicholson revealed that he had been discussing the January switch window with Nancy. And, though Celtic went on to lose once more, Mail Sport understands that is still the case forward of Sunday’s dwelling match at Parkhead in opposition to Aberdeen.
With the group now set to path Premiership leaders Hearts at Christmas, nonetheless, the stress on Nancy is mounting.
Nancy gestures to his Celtic gamers throughout 2-1 defeat at Tannadice on Wednesday
Chief government Michael Nicholson, above far left, launched a pre-match handle saying the board remained firmly behind Nancy
Wilfried Nancy has his head in his palms throughout a fourth straight defeat for his Celtic aspect
Having already misplaced to Hearts, Roma and St Mirren, Wednesday’s defeat proved to be the breaking level for some inside Tannadice as they turned on the supervisor at full-time.
Now former Celtic midfielder Stiliyan Petrov has expressed doubts over whether or not Nancy needs to be entrusted with a January recruitment drive.
Martin O’Neill received seven video games out of eight whereas in interim cost with a standard 4-3-3 formation.
Nancy has had restricted time to work with the squad, and his makes an attempt to impose a 3-4-3 have had disastrous outcomes.
Regardless of the board wanting to face by their supervisor, Petrov feels that the 48-year-old – who faces away video games at Livingston and Motherwell earlier than internet hosting Rangers – could not even see out the month.
The Bulgarian, who performed in O’Neill’s group within the early to mid-2000s, advised Sky Sports activities: ‘After what we’ve seen thus far, would you belief the supervisor with the funds, the cash that he needs to spend, and the gamers that he needs to herald? That’s an enormous query.
‘There’s one other two weeks till the switch window opens and, if he doesn’t win video games, I don’t suppose he’ll see the switch window.
‘He’s been placed on the spot, he’s been beneath a large amount of stress, and I hope it really works for him. It’s not good to evaluate anyone after two weeks however, sadly, that’s the best way it’s.
‘You solely get time when you win video games. Sadly, we stay in a world the place folks don’t have a lot endurance, particularly the Celtic followers.
‘The Celtic followers have seen a lot success, in the meanwhile they haven’t seen what they require from the supervisor and the group and that’s why they’re so anxious and so they simply need one thing to be performed.’
