It’s no surprise that Wilfried Nancy’s system has been the main talking point after his first Celtic game in charge.
Before a ball was kicked, everybody was talking about the little time Nancy had to work with the Celtic players, and whether he would adapt his system straight away.
Despite the Premiership leaders visiting Parkhead, the new man in the dugout didn’t hesitate to dive into the deep end during Celtic’s defeat to Hearts.
A lot have questioned whether Nancy made the right call to change his system, but Kieran Tierney wanted to shut all of that down with an air of positivity.
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Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty ImagesKieran Tierney on Celtic fans’ reaction to Wilfried Nancy’s new system
Speaking to Sky Sports, Tierney wanted to point towards how well Celtic started the game, and the two big chances that fell Daizen Maeda’s way.
Celtic’s returning left-back stated that the crowd were ‘reacting well’ to it all, it’s just the fact that the champions of Scotland weren’t ruthless enough.
Tierney also admitted that the players aren’t ‘100% sure’ in what the manager wants, but he thinks that’s just down to a lack of training sessions with the new boss.
“Aye, it’s a bad day,” said Tierney. “You can’t get beaten at home. Not acceptable.
“There were obviously positives to take there, for sure. The first half, especially, I think what was missing was the goal. I think we had our chances. We had them on the back foot. It’s the crucial time to score, and we never managed to do that.
“I think in the first half, you have seen it, even the crowd were reacting well. I think we pressed well. We got the ball back quickly.
“Then, there will be times when we aren’t 100% sure yet. But that’s why we are training. We have a few days of training now before the next game. Things will be more clear as well.”
🗣️ “It’s a bad day, can’t get beat at home… There’s a long way to go”
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Tierney on the Celtic players needing to ‘learn quickly’
Celtic have some huge games coming up, starting with a Europa League home clash against AS Roma on Thursday night.
Then it’s the small matter of Celtic’s League Cup final clash against St Mirren on Sunday at Hampden. There is no rest for the wicked, and Tierney thinks everyone needs to ‘learn quickly.’
“Aye, and we will, no doubt about it,” responded Tierney on Celtic needing to ‘learn quickly’ given that it’s Roma and the League Cup final this week.
“We will have meetings. We will watch the game back as well. Where can we improve? Lots to look forward to this week, and hopefully, it will be a good week.’
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