How Wilfred Nancy’s disastrous reign at Celtic unfolded

O’Neill got the same amount of games as his successor, but that’s where the similarity ends.

During his eight appearances, O’Neill won seven times, the only loss being away to Midtjylland 3-1 in the Europa League.

His reign included a victory over Rangers in the League Cup semi-final, while Feyenoord was defeated in Rotterdam.

O’Neill’s Celtic side cut Hearts’ lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership to three points by the time the leaders were due to visit Parkhead.

In her first match, Nancy had the opportunity to completely close that gap with at least one match to go.

However, despite the impressive opening, Celtic – in the French 3-4-3 system – were stunned by Hearts in a 2-1 defeat.

Nancy’s decision to switch to his preferred formation was immediately criticized, but not as strange as his choice of footwear or use of the portable tactics board.

The intense fallout from the loss introduced the 48-year-old to the brutal nature of Glasgow football. His green and white sneakers were never seen again.

“I was pleased with the mentality,” Nancy said. “It was a really interesting performance. Defensively, we were really good but we missed a few chances.”