Sandman’s Definitive Ratings – Celtic v The King Herod Select

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Q: And you expect the board to continue to give you time and support in this January transfer market as well?

Wilfried Nancy: “We are together with the board.”

Q: You don’t have any fears about the confidence of the players after more defeats?

Wilfried Nancy: “When we lose, when someone loses, the confidence is going to be low. It’s clear. But we have also many things that I can show, and we will discuss that with the players, that the confidence could be high. And now it’s all about finding a balance with the details. This game today, was about details. So we can concede goals. We conceded so many goals, and the goal that we conceded, we know that we can do better. And yes, we lost again, and nobody is pleased with that because of what we did, because we deserved better. But at the end of the day, details and we lost again.”

Tribute to John Robertson at the Glasgow Derby

A memorial message is displayed in remembrance of the late John Robertson, former Scottish football player, prior to the Scottish Premiership League match between Celtic and theRangers at Celtic Park on January 03, 2026. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Q: One of the accusations against yourself and the team is that at half-time, teams figure out a way to play against your style and your team. What do you think of that? Do you accept that?

Wilfried Nancy: “No, this is not about accusation. People can analyse the situation. But after that, like I said, we… I’m going to talk about today. We came back, second half, and we were on the game. And again, we conceded a goal on throw ins. So after that, yes, we want to push. Yes, we want to go. After that, emotionally and mentally, it could be a bit difficult. And we conceded a second goal like this. So it’s not about trying to match. This is about trying to find a way to be more consistent with these details. The game is like this. But the idea is to move up with that. And I think that we could have done better on that. But the context of the way we conceded helped them today.”

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The Celtic Star founder and editor David Faulds has edited numerous Celtic books over the past decade or so including several from Lisbon Lions, Willie Wallace, Tommy Gemmell and Jim Craig. Earliest Celtic memories include a win over East Fife at Celtic Park and the 4-1 League Cup loss to Partick Thistle as a 6 year old. Best game? Easy 4-2, 1979 when Ten Men Won the League. Email [email protected]

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