Wilfried Nancy: Lessons from 33 dramatic days at Celtic

Wilfried Nancy speaks for the first time since his departure from Celtic in this exclusive episode of the Training Ground Guru Podcast.

The Frenchman opens up on why he took the job, the intense pressures of the Old Firm, what happened in those 33 days, and key lessons he's taken for the future.

SHOW NOTES =>

01:46: Intro. Back in Columbus and recharging.

06:47: Reflecting on short and turbulent tenure at Celtic. 'Beautiful experience.'

18:56: Style of play was very ambitious. Too ambitious?

34:17: Playing with fear. Banning Sky Sports News at the training ground.

39:15: Football in Glasgow quite conservative? 'They hired me to change that. But the idea wasn't to change everything.'

41:25: Weren't there realistic discussions with Board before taking job?

46:13: Friendship with Russell Martin. Shared philosophies and experiences.

47:34: Moving about a lot as a child, because his father was in the French navy. Helped him develop empathy for people.

51:24: Does he have a rigid style of play?

53:35: Ridiculed for using tactics board/ putting venn diagram on his X account.

57:43: Ambitions for the future.