It’s set to be an exciting weekend at Celtic Park as we get our first glimpse of life under Wilfried Nancy.
The Frenchman is in the hotseat at Celtic and has been working hard in preparation for Sunday’s game.
Nancy has praised the ‘passionate’ Bhoys faithful in the lead up to the game and will be hoping to start off with a win that would see the Hoops go top of the table.
Derek McInnes is wary of what is to come against Nancy due to the element of the unknown about him.
Ahead of Sunday’s mouth-watering clash, 67 Hail Hail predicted what the 48-year-old’s first XI could look like.
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Wilfried Nancy won’t tinker with tactics too much
In his previous jobs, Nancy has operated with a 3-4-3 formation, which could allow someone like Reo Hatate to thrive.
However, due to the short turnaround between his appointment and the game, there is very little time to make wholesale changes.
Instead, we are more likely to see the Bhoys deployed in their familiar 4-3-3 formation where the wing backs push high to support the attackers, with Callum McGregor screening in front of the back four.
Celtic predicted XI to face Hearts
There won’t be many changes from the Bhoys’ 1-0 win against Dundee in midweek.
Starting in goal will be Kasper Schmeichel, with a back four of Colby Donovan, Auston Trusty, Liam Scales and Kieran Tierney, who replaces Marcelo Saracchi following his injury.
What would your starting XI look like vs Hearts?
Reo Hatate, Callum McGregor and Arne Engels all keep their spots in the middle but up front, there will be two changes.
Sebastian Tounekti will start out on the left, with Daizen Maeda down the middle in the number nine slot. Completing the XI will be Benjamin Nygren, who replaces Luke McCowan.
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