“You don’t win, you get killed. You win, okay,” Wilfried Nancy

“Usually, we have four weeks of pre-season. Four, five. I didn’t have pre-season. I know why. I came, two days after I had a game, and the game that we should have won, by the way, if I’m not mistaken, if you know the way it happens. So now, the reality is, before I came, I knew that if I don’t win games, I’m going to be in trouble. Because this is part of the job. Okay. But I’m pleased to be here. I know where we are now. That’s why I said the Motherwell game, I’m not an underdog. I want my team to compete against any team. Any team. I repeat, any team.

“But with the context, I knew that this kind of situation happened. So now, as you know, I need time. I know that I don’t have time because this is the way it is in my job. But with the small amount of time that I had, I saw things that we did better when I had a team for four weeks in pre-season. So, yes, I want to ask you, give me time and you see my team. You’re going to see what I’m going to do. Because you can see already what I did before. Because I didn’t start yesterday. So, if you do your job, you’re going to be able to see what I did in the past. The way I play. What I want to do. The way I want to defend. The way I want to attack. It’s clear.

“And now, if you have… Not compare, because I don’t like to compare. Because the culture is different and so on. And when you see now, obviously, people are not happy. Your fans and people… And me too, I’m not happy. Because this is… I see only a few glimpses of what I do. But I’m pleased with that because this is only 12 or 13 sessions that we did. This is the context. Like tomorrow, the context is a big game. But me, my context is I have only 13 practices with my team. And usually, we have four weeks of pre-season.

“So, it’s totally normal that you guys, you kill me. I’m fine with that. I’m totally fine with that. Because I know where do I want to go. Judge me in a few weeks. A month. But if you want to judge me now, you can do it. Because it’s a fact that… And it’s also for me that… I didn’t have the result and we didn’t have the result that we wanted. It’s a fact. I cannot deny that. But do your job before.

“And I know that you do it. I will look about the way I am as a coach, the way I am as a manager and what I want to bring for the team. And you will see that we are not there yet. No players. A bit of time. Few players have been here for five, six, seven years. They were doing certain things in a certain way. No kidding that it takes time. Guys, seriously. I’m going to be a liar if I say, yeah, everything is happy. Everything is good. No. This is not the case. But I knew that before. Because this is part of my job.

“So that’s why I’m calm regarding all the questions that you ask me. I’m not pleased to hear that people don’t like me and so on. What I’m going to say is I have the right to say it because in terms of results this is not what we want. But if you do your job, you can see what I do. And if you are a bit patient, I know that we cannot be patient in this job, but you’re going to be able to see what I can do. Not I. My team. My players. But for the moment, this is a tornado. I knew that. If it’s easy to handle that, no. But I’m ready for that.

“So this is my message for everyone. Fans. You guys. All the people. This is the reality. And we knew that before with the board when I came. It’s totally normal that my player needs a bit of time. It’s totally normal that my player could be confused at certain moments. Because it’s a process. I don’t like the word process because sometimes people think that I’m going to hide behind process. But it’s true. Judge me. No problem. But. Have a look. Analyse all the games that we play and analyse if we should have won the game or lose the game. Do it. Because this is your job. Do it.

“But I don’t like to make assumptions. I am a clear guy. For the moment, I cannot talk. I shut my mouth because results are good enough. I shut my mouth. And I take it. But I know where we are going. After that, if it’s going to work or not, I don’t know. But I know that we’re going to do everything to do it. I’m here for that. After that, yes, I want to win every game. Yes, I want to bring titles to Celtic. Yes, I want to create memory. I want to create a legacy here. Yes, I’m going to die for this club, for sure.

“But context, and I suffer with that. Not about the criticism because this is part of my job. I suffer that I know that if he gets in this position, we’re going to be able to outplay the opposition. But for the moment, he’s not ready to do it. If we… For the moment, we play only with a back three offensively. But if you do your job, you’re going to see that I’m not a back three guy. I attack in different ways. But my players need time to understand what I want to do. This is my message. And after that, we’ll see. But my job is… This is not normal, but expect the expected. You don’t win, you get killed. You win, okay.”

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