Arne Engels is the latest Celtic star to seemingly take a pop at Wilfried Nancy following Martin O’Neill’s return.
Engels was on the scoresheet as the Hoops beat Dundee United 4-0 in O’Neill’s first game back.
Celtic looked more organised and much happier following reports that Nancy’s methods irked players behind the scenes.
In public, Callum McGregor had a sobering assessment of the Frenchman’s time as he lauded his replacement for the work he had done in such a short time, and Engels has followed suit.
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The £11m signing looked much better under O’Neill before the change in manager and seemed like a player with a point to prove at the weekend.
It is clear that the 73-year-old breeds confidence into the players, and that they are glad to see the back of Nancy.
He said: “Everybody has a lot of confidence now. I think it’s really good that we just stick to the basics again and that we do what we are good at. Then you see everything follows. I think we never gave them any chance to come into the game and we pressed them really well.
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“I think we knew what system he wanted to play because we had him before. So, it’s up to us then to just simplify the game and then go on and just create a lot of chances, which we did.
“Then you see that we have a lot of talent in our squad to finish it. So, it’s really well done from us and also from all the coaching staff coming back in and putting it back on the rails. So, hopefully now we can just move on and keep winning now.”
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