'Haunted Nancy detached from reality as Celtic's lights go out'

"As he took a slow walk up the Celtic tunnel on full-time, it wasn't hard to feel something for Wilfried Nancy, a haunted manager on the end of a sixth defeat in his eight games. Over-promoted and out of his depth. A first half at Celtic Park that offered such promise made way for another second half of dismal collapse."

"Was their feeble demise a window to their collective soul, a reflection of their spirit under the new, and surely doomed, manager? It looked like that. A lost dressing room? Perhaps. Just because it's a cliche doesn't mean it isn't true. Once Rangers made it 2-1, Celtic had nothing left, only more indecision, more doubt and more tactical switches that defied logic."

Wilfried Nancy’s Celtic suffered a sixth defeat in eight games after a promising first half collapsed into a ruthless second-half turnaround by Rangers. Celtic conceded large amounts of space and displayed tactical frailties that left a one-goal lead vulnerable, allowing Rangers to score three times in 21 minutes. Players showed indecision, doubt, and frequent tactical switches that undermined cohesion and fight. New signing Julian Araujo was deployed in unfamiliar positions on his Old Firm debut, shifting from right-back to right wing-back and then to right centre-half, compounding instability. The performance suggested a fragile dressing-room atmosphere and managerial misjudgment.

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