Wilfried Nancy, Dundee Utd v Celtic, Scottish Premiership. Tannadice, 17 December 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)
Q: But Wilfried, the fans were shouting at you at full-time that they wanted you out. Did you hear that? And how did you feel about that?
Wilfried Nancy: “Obviously, this is difficult to hear that. But I can understand their frustration, too. It’s new for me to have four losses in a row. This is also new for the players. This is something that we don’t want. But I can understand their upset. But the only thing that I can tell them is that tonight we had a good performance. And we are missing the goals that could have been good for us. And we’re still working on that to win the next game.”
Wilfried Nancy talks to Daizen Maeda. , Dundee Utd v Celtic, Scottish Premiership. Tannadice, 17 December 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)
Q: There are people already who feel this job could be too big for you, Wilfried. How would you react to that?
Wilfried Nancy: “No, I don’t think so. Again, I think that they have the right to say things like this. But again, the context when I came, many games in a row, this is the situation. And also, like I said, we don’t have a lot of time to work. But when we work, we do it well. And again, tonight was a good performance. But the result was not there.”
Wilfried Nancy, Dundee Utd v Celtic, Scottish Premiership. Tannadice, 17 December 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)
Q: How difficult is it for you personally? Because you’re just two weeks into the job.
Wilfried Nancy: “Yeah, for sure it’s difficult. Because I know what we can do. I know what I can do also. But I know that as a coach, we are judged on results. But that’s why this is difficult to accept personally. Because I know that we are… I don’t know if I can use this term in English, because I am a French guy. But I know that we are on the right track, knowing that we lost the game. And it’s difficult for me, yes. This is the situation. But again, I’m going to take it. Like I said to the players, I’m going to be in front of you. Because I have to do it. And the fans are not happy. I’m going to take it with that. But I believe also that we can do better. And I think that today we were close to having a really good performance. But we didn’t do better at the good moments.”
Celtic Board and the Green Brigade at full time. Dundee Utd v Celtic, Scottish Premiership. Tannadice, 17 December 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)
Q: Is it possible that you’ve underestimated Scottish football?
Wilfried Nancy: “No, no. No, I know Scottish football. I know the way it is. I come from France. I come from Europe. I was close when I was a player to sign with Carlisle. So, I know exactly where I am. I know that Scottish football, this is physical. I know that there is a lot of intensity. I know that there is a lot of fight. And the referees don’t whistle a lot. I know that. I think that, again, today, since I came here, this is not like we went off the record. But, again, in terms of results, because I’m judged on that, you are talking like this, and I take it. But at the end of the day, I think that we, again, I’m going to repeat myself, we are improving. But, tonight, it’s a perfect situation regarding what we should have done or could have done to win this game. But we have to do better in this situation.”
And here’s Wilfried Nancy speaking to Sky Sports after the 2-1 defeat at Tannadice against Dundee United, his fourth consecutive defeat as Celtic manager from his four games in charge…
🗣️ “We had chances to kill the game many times”
🗣️ “Difficult for the club, my players, myself”
🗣️ “Today we deserved better”
🗣️ “If I look at the performance, we’re getting there”A 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁-𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 as Wilfried Nancy reflects on Celtic’s defeat at Dundee Utd ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/vAR33t5XWy
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) December 18, 2025
Dundee United 2-1 Celtic – Match Highlights…
🍊 Dundee Utd came from behind to beat Celtic and end a seven-game winless streak!
🍀 Wilfried Nancy’s Celtic have lost four consecutive games for the first time since 1978. pic.twitter.com/GjRKRZdGXj
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) December 17, 2025
Wilfried Nancy has confirmed the Twitter account is his and “he was trying to change his WhatsApp profile picture, he doesn’t want to start a battle” So it was a mistake. Quite frankly baffling. I have no more words. Ken pic.twitter.com/vD84klnSEA
— Ken 🍀 (@Selickpark) December 17, 2025
You have to feel for Nancy on a human level. That was a very sad interview. Poor guy is obviously way out of his depth and not his fault Tisdale recommended him to a gullible and incompetent board. HH pic.twitter.com/JLyfXeHVye
— Celtic Gossip (@CelticGossip) December 17, 2025
🔊 LISTEN: “It’s difficult to hear that but I can understand their frustration too. It’s new for me to have four losses in a row!”
🍀 Wilfried Nancy says he is aware that Celtic fans were chanting for him to sacked during the 2-1 defeat to Dundee United. ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/qjTFIZGxOG
— Clyde 1 Superscoreboard (@ClydeSSB) December 17, 2025
Utter gibberish from this man. He. won’t do!