{"id":206227,"date":"2025-12-23T04:08:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T04:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/206227\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T04:08:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T04:08:08","slug":"american-pundit-left-shocked-and-calls-out-celtic-players-after-wilfried-nancy-wins-first-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/206227\/","title":{"rendered":"American pundit left shocked and calls out Celtic players after Wilfried Nancy wins first game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Wilfried Nancy\u2019s start at Celtic has attracted a lot of attention from America. <\/p>\n<p>Not only did <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/wilfried-nancy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nancy<\/a> start his managerial career in Major League Soccer (MLS), but he was also named Coach of the Year in 2024. <\/p>\n<p>It resulted in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/news\/nigel-reo-coker-tells-celtic-wilfried-nancy-does-something-gone-out-of-the-game-no-other-manager-does\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nancy getting a lot of plaudits<\/a>, and many Stateside thought he deserved his chance to manage a club like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Celtic<\/a>, but then his first four matches with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/news\/ally-mccoists-pain-with-verdict-on-celtic-hearts-title-race-as-a-rangers-man\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the champions of Scotland<\/a> were a horror show.<\/p>\n<p>But after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/match\/celtic-player-ratings-vs-aberdeen-as-wilfried-nancy-finally-earns-first-win-as-celtic-manager\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Celtic\u2019s win over 10-man Aberdeen<\/a> on Sunday, it caught the attention of many pundits and former players in America, including Herculez Gomez, who wasn\u2019t happy with what he was seeing from the players on the pitch amid the noise around Nancy. <\/p>\n<p> It doesn\u2019t appear that the Celtic players don\u2019t want to play for Wilfried Nancy. This is a nice wee moment. <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2252988961-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Wilfried Nancy celebrates Benjamin Nygren goal in Celtic v Aberdeen - William Hill Premiership\" class=\"wp-image-347942\" \/>Photo by Ian MacNicol\/Getty ImagesCeltic players criticised after Wilfried Nancy picks up first win against Aberdeen<\/p>\n<p>A common theme has emerged from Celtic\u2019s five games under Nancy, as the defence and attack are at the heart of it all.<\/p>\n<p>First of all, given how attacking Celtic are with their three at the back formation, the opposition find it quite easy to open up the Hoops.<\/p>\n<p>That was proven by the goal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/match\/celtic-fans-make-their-feelings-clear-on-kasper-schmeichel-after-win-over-aberdeen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Celtic conceded against ten-man Aberdeen<\/a>, before Kieran Tierney and James Forrest came to the rescue.<\/p>\n<p>But the other issue, which has left former UMSNT international Gomez annoyed, is the lack of quality and ruthless nature in the forward areas for Celtic. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking on his social media account, Gomez mentioned how there was \u2018a lot of discourse\u2019 on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/news\/celtics-scathing-phone-call-to-peter-martin-about-wilfried-nancy-tweet-explains-why-hes-banned-from-parkhead\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Celtic possibly sacking Nancy<\/a>, and he understood that pretty harsh position.<\/p>\n<p>But he was left shocked by the players\u2019 lack of cutting edge in front of goal, and he asked a simple question, \u2018At what point is it on the players?\u2019<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wilfred Nancy gets his first win in charge of Celtic. I\u2019ve seen a lot of discourse on the possible sacking of Nancy, and it\u2019s the name of the game for managers, but good Lord. How bad is Celtic in front of goal? <\/p>\n<p>At what point is it on the players? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CelticFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#CelticFC<\/a> \u2618\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 herculez gomez (@herculezg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/herculezg\/status\/2002788095650107657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 21, 2025<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWilfred Nancy gets his first win in charge of Celtic,\u201d said Gomez. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve seen a lot of discourse on the possible sacking of Nancy, and it\u2019s the name of the game for managers, but good Lord. How bad is Celtic in front of goal? <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt what point is it on the players?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>  Join Our Newsletter <\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best Celtic content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n<p>       <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wilfried Nancy\u2019s start at Celtic has attracted a lot of attention from America. 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