Benjamin Nygren of Celtic celebrates scoring Celtic v Aberdeen, Scottish Premiership, Celtic Park – 21 Dec ember 2025Glasgow Photo Mark Runnacles IMAGO Shutterstock
Q: How important do you think these, if you look at these next three fixtures, are going to be in this title race?
Wilfried Nancy: “For sure they are important, but we have a lot of time in front of us. But again, sorry to be redundant, but each game is really important. And for me, this is one game after one game. So let’s focus on the first game and after that we’ll see for the rest.”
Q: What do you expect from Livingston? It’s a plastic pitch. What are your thoughts on all of that?
Wilfried Nancy: “You know, I played a few games on a plastic pitch, the way you call it, turf. And no my staff told me already that the environment and the opposition, the style of play of the opposition, obviously I’m going to watch today a few games, the way they play and so on. But I know that it’s going to be tough. It’s not easy to play over there, regarding the environment. But again, the idea is to respect the opposition, but to focus on us and to have a good performance to win the game.”
Q: Did you pick up any injuries against Aberdeen? Or are any injured players coming back?
Wilfried Nancy: “No, for the moment it’s the same.”
Celtic manager Wilfried Nancy reacts during the Premier League match between Celtic and Aberdeen at Celtic Park on December 21, 2025. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
Q: You mentioned earlier about defending set-pieces. Livingston are notoriously a set-piece team. Have you been surprised by how reliant on set-pieces we are here in Scotland? And what kind of challenge are you going to face this weekend?
Wilfried Nancy: “Set-pieces, as you know, are key now in modern football. And especially also here, because of the physicality. Again, the idea is to compete and we know that they’re going to be bigger than us. The idea is to, first of all, avoid set-pieces if we can. Second is to focus on the task and try to compete. Not try, but compete with the big guys. But also to attack the ball and, especially, to be good on the second wave. But again, they are ready for that. Knowing that it’s going to be a tough one. We are ready for that.”
