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Celtic manager Wilfried Nancy during a press conference at Celtic Park<\/p>\nNancy says he’s not listening to the outside nose and keeping his focus firmly on the footballCeltic manager Wilfried Nancy during a press conference at Celtic Park<\/p>\n
Wilfried Nancy says he’s not going to ‘waste time’ addressing the negative reaction to his Celtic<\/a> dugout debut \u2013 and will continue to use the tactics board if he thinks it helps.<\/p>\n The Nancy<\/a> era kicked off in disastrous style over the weekend with a 2-1 defeat to Hearts and the new boss has since been in for an avalanche of criticism. He was ridiculed for his frequent use of a tactics board while giving instructions to the players, and a war of words has broke out between Record Sport columnists Ryan Stevenson and Chris Sutton<\/a> \u2013 after the former ripped him to shreds and even criticised his trainers.<\/p>\n But Nancy says his only focus is on the football and he’s blocking out all the outside nose. Speaking ahead of his side’s Europa League clash with Roma<\/a>, he said: \u201cPeople have the right to talk. I am going to dress one way, maybe they\u2019ll say they don\u2019t like the way I dress.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t waste time on that. If I use it (the tactics board) it\u2019s because it\u2019s good for me. I\u2019m not saying I\u2019ll use it all the time.<\/p>\n \u201cI will be honest. When I had the opportunity to become a coach, I always told myself to cut everything.<\/p>\n \u201cThis what I did. I cut everything on Twitter regarding my name, the club, what people can say.<\/p>\n \u201cThey have the right to say something. This is part of the job.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter that I\u2019m not here to comment on everything. We can go to the restaurant and you say you don\u2019t like the food, but I like it.<\/p>\n \u201cAt the end of the day, this is part of the job and I control what I can control with the players I work with to maximise our chances to win games with good performances.<\/p>\n \u201cEveryone talks about the system, but we played with a back four in the last game. Yes defensively you\u2019d think it was a five but it was a four or sometimes a three.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not about the system, it\u2019s about the concept, about how we want to play.<\/p>\n \u201cHow do we connect better? How can we attack the box and disrupt the lines? This is important.<\/p>\n \u201cThe system is not important. If I do something it\u2019s because I believe it will be good for the team and if I have to adjust some things I will do it.<\/p>\n \u201cThe idea is to be current with the way I am as a coach and the way I see football, to give time to my players to process everything.<\/p>\n \u201cI know I need to win to buy time, but it\u2019s the same in the MLS, it was the same as a player. It\u2019s the same for you in your job \u2013 you have to be good to stay. It doesn\u2019t change.”<\/p>\n Follow Record Sport on Twitter<\/a>, Facebook<\/a> and Instagram<\/a> for all of the up-to-the minute breaking news, video and audio on the SPFL, the Scotland national team and beyond.<\/p>\n You can get all the news you need on our dedicated Celtic<\/a> pages, and sign up to our newsletters<\/a> to make sure you never miss a beat throughout the season.<\/p>\n We’re also on WhatsApp where we bring all the latest breaking news and transfer gossip directly to you phone. Join our Rangers community here<\/a> and our Celtic community here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tune in to Hotline Live<\/a> every Sunday to Thursday and have your say on the biggest issues in Scottish football and listen to Record Sport’s newest podcast, Game On<\/a>, every Friday for your sporting fix, all in bitesize chunks.<\/p>\n