The Frenchman’s downfall was attributed largely to his insistence on implementing a 3-4-3 system, a radical departure from the style the Celtic squad was accustomed to. Nancy insists that the club hired him specifically for his progressive ideas. However, he admitted that the immense pressure surrounding the club eventually dictated his fate.
Nancy explained: “Celtic hired me to change [the style of play]. I’m not a conservative coach, that’s why they hired me. We had a plan, everything was clear because I did my due diligence. But after that, the pressure, we still had everything in our hands to change things and adjust. My idea was not to change everything, it’s impossible. I’m not stupid to come and change everything. The idea was to bring something new step by step, or something different. But after that, pressure, and it is so huge, that’s why what happened, happened.”