He has by no means managed in Europe, far much less within the Glasgow goldfish bowl. So Nancy, if he’s to achieve success, goes to wish assist. From his board of administrators, from his gamers and from the Celtic help.
There’s a potential parallel right here with the primary few months of Ange Postecoglou’s reign. He too was a comparatively unheralded arrival again in the summertime of 2021, though much more skilled and profitable than Nancy, who took his first-ever administration job in senior soccer that very same yr.
The Australian’s type of play was instantly interesting to a big part of the Celtic help, who then gave him the latitude to lose half of his first six Premiership matches.
From a gradual begin, he was in a position to overhaul the league leaders by February and by no means appeared again.
Nancy’s drawback is he’s coming to the desk mid-season, with a weaker squad.
He must rely closely on his captain Calum McGregor. The person who’s been an integral a part of a profitable dressing room for properly over a decade now.
Rodgers and Postecoglou leaned on McGregor closely. Likely, Nancy will do the identical, a minimum of initially, till the Frenchman finds a foothold within the Scottish sport.
He developed Alastair Johnston at Montreal earlier than promoting the right-back to Celtic. Is the Canadian a future Celtic captain underneath his outdated coach? One for the long run that.
As for relationships with the Celtic administrators, two phrases ought to assist Nancy realise the significance of managing upwards – Brendan Rodgers.
It was all going swimmingly for the talismanic Northern Irishman, laden with trophies bedecked in inexperienced and white ribbons. Till it was not – and the membership’s main shareholder let rip.
Nancy will know, now greater than ever in Celtic’s latest historical past, that the present board shouldn’t be in style with components of the membership’s fanbase however may give him the instruments he must soften the continued ice if he can preserve all of them onside.
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