It\u2019s quite the situation that Nancy finds himself in. He may have lost two big games already, but the biggest of his first week is yet to come.<\/p>\n
Sunday\u2019s Premier Sports Cup<\/a> final now feels like an absolutely vital game in Nancy<\/a> getting his time in Glasgow off the ground.<\/p>\n And with such a huge amount of pressure on his shoulders, Stiliyan Petrov<\/a> says he \u2018feels sorry\u2019 for the new boss.<\/p>\n Have the Celtic board set Wilfried Nancy up to fail? <\/p>\n \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n Stiliyan Petrov on Wilfried Nancy and the Celtic board<\/p>\n This wasn\u2019t the initial plan for Nancy\u2019s arrival at Celtic.<\/p>\n The club intended to complete the appointment during the last international break, but interim boss Martin O\u2019Neill<\/a> ended up taking charge of four more games as the wait dragged on.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Joe Hart gives urgent advice to Wilfried Nancy with brilliant Ange Postecoglou Celtic story<\/a><\/p>\n And speaking on TNT Sports post-match, Petrov made it clear that he felt the timing of the appointment was wrong.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cPre-match, when we were building up, we were talking about Wilfried Nancy\u2019s appointment\u2026 I think it\u2019s the wrong timing.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it\u2019s the wrong timing. And sometimes, as a board of directors, you have to go: \u2018What is good for the club? What is good for the players? What are we striving to achieve?\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cWhat you have to achieve here is win titles. Win trophies. Play well in Europe. That\u2019s what you have to do.<\/p>\n \u201cMartin in Europe has given that confidence and comfortable time for the players to enjoy \u2013 and Wilfried Nancy\u2026 I kind of feel sorry for him, a little bit.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s just been thrown in and told: \u2018You have to win. You have to win now.\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s so many questions after the first two games, so many. Style of play, attitude of the players, where the team is going, the decision that the manager has to make.<\/p>\n \u201cBecause now, Sunday becomes huge. He can\u2019t put himself under that kind of pressure so early.\u201d<\/p>\n Given the challenging timing of his start, how much of the blame does Wilfried Nancy take for his two defeats so far? <\/p>\n \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n Celtic\u2019s Premier Sports Cup final against St Mirren<\/p>\n It\u2019s hard to overstate just how significant Celtic\u2019s Premier Sports Cup final now is.<\/p>\n![\"Peter](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2205361930-1024x733.jpg\")
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