Celtic have officially sacked Wilfried Nancy.
The Hoops announced in a statement that they had parted ways with Nancy after eight games in charge, in which he lost six of them.
It is the shortest reign of any Celtic manager in history and will be looked on as a turning point for many.
Paul Tisdale has also left his position as the head of football operations.
There wasn’t a lot that went right, but here are three of the main reasons why Celtic had no choice but to part ways.
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What message would you send Wilfried Nancy as Celtic sack the manager?
Changing too much too quickly
New managers have new ideas and that is okay, but coming in and ripping everything up straightaway was always going to be a risk.
For the past eight years or so, the Bhoys have played a 4-3-3 attacking formation that has brought about endless success.
Nancy immediately changed this and deployed a 3-4-3 formation instead, which didn’t suit the squad at all.
Players that had looked so impressive under Martin O’Neill had become a shadow of themselves. Despite this, there was no willingness to improvise or adapt.
If Wilfried Nancy was to be sacked, who would you want to become the next Celtic manager?
He had already lost the fans
Glasgow is an unforgiving place to be as a manager and once you lose the fans, there is no turning back.
His press conferences seemed to infuriate supporters who demand the very best and were pointing out that things were not working.
Boos rang around Celtic Park after the loss against Rangers, and had done in games before. It felt like whatever he could’ve done, nothing would truly earn the trust of fans.
Wilfried Nancy underestimated the job
His success at Columbus Crew cannot be ignored, but lets be real, he underestimated the size of Celtic and the task at hand.
During interviews, Nancy would say that the Bhoys were so close to finding the winning formula and that Celtic were getting better. How wrong was he?
Winning is the only goal at the club and he was taking the Hoops further and further away from that.
Any sacking is a difficult one to call, but this had to happen.
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