It seems as if all the pressure is on Celtic, but the Ibrox club will be under the scope even more so if they fail to beat this mess of a Celtic system…
Celtic Park. Celtic v Aberdeen, 21 December 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)
There’s never been so much pressure on a Celtic side going into a game against theRangers, especially one that’s taking place in the home comforts of Celtic Park.
That of course is due to our recent woeful form, in which we look totally disorganised under the guidance of an under fire and seemingly inept coach. Perhaps more importantly, the players look like they’ve very much given up, and like much the support are sick and tired of the Frenchman’s bizarre tactical set up. Lip reading Luke McCowan after the final whistle at Fir Park certainly backs that claim up.
Luke McCowan. Dundee Utd v Celtic, Scottish Premiership. Tannadice, 17 December 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)
Lose and it won’t just be Celtic’s sixth defeat in eight games, it will also be a home defeat to a poor and bang average Ibrox outfit. It goes without saying, defeat to them will be nothing less than totally unacceptable.
The pressure is well and truly on the Celtic players, manager, and Board of Directors and they only have themselves to blame for that. You could say that it’s very much a case of win or bust for Wilfried Nancy tomorrow.
Despondent Celts. Motherwell v Celtic, Scottish Premiership. 30 December 2025 Photo by Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)
Defeat tomorrow and the home support, most of whom are season-ticket holders will turn on him, just like the away support have done in his two recent away defeats at Tannadice and Fir Park, when Celtic in 2025 hit rock bottom, from Munich to Motherwell it has been a remarkable fall from grace.
That is the predicament Celtic find themselves in, and we have no option to get behind the team from the word go and roar them on. The visitors will be eager to kick us whilst we’re down, and will be going all out to inflict further misery on us, that you can be assured of after years of being put in their place by Scotland’s most successful club.
They’ll never have a better chance of embarrassing us on our own patch.
Despondent Celts. Motherwell v Celtic, Scottish Premiership. 30 December 2025 Photo by Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)
That said however, that also brings its own pressure and the Ibrox men will have to carry the hope and expectation of their support who are now fully expecting an away victory after watching events unfold at Celtic since Wilfried Nancy arrival at the club, as Michael Nicholson’s first choice to replace Brendan Rodgers.
Yes, we will be privy to a full blown meltdown if we’re beaten by this bang average Ibrox side, but they too will have to face their own deep inquest if they fail to beat this unsure and devoid of confidence Celtic side.
So the pressure is very much on both sides heading into tomorrow. Woe and behold the misery that awaits the losers in tomorrow’s Glasgow Derby.
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Celtic fan Conor Spence from the Celtic Star reflects on the Motherwell defeat, Wilfried Nancy’s future and Saturday’s Old Firm – live on Sky Sports 📺 pic.twitter.com/SRaCuTU1aS
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