A new era is now underway at Celtic as Wilfried Nancy arrived at Lennoxtown to get started as the club’s new manager. The Frenchman was announced as the new manager of the club on Wednesday evening, signing a two-and-a-half-year deal with the Hoops. Nancy has got to work straight away after arriving in Scotland earlier this morning and heading to the club’s training base. Meeting up with the players for the first time this afternoon, a new era is well and truly underway at Paradise. The 48-year-old also sat down with Celtic TV for his first exclusive interview as new boss, introducing himself to the Celtic support. He said: “I’m excited and really happy to be here. It’s been long, but this is the way it is. I’m looking forward to meeting everyone, the players and the fans. ‘I’m excited to be on the pitch.’ “The way I am as a person, challenge is part of life. So we need a challenge in our life to enjoy it because without challenge, this is boring. “After that, the idea is to enjoy this moment. To be at this club is amazing. “I have been following this club for many years. I’ve been a professional player, not for a long time, but I know the club really well and for me, it’s an honour to be here. “I think the connection, with my background and the story of Celtic, it fits perfectly with the person that I am and what I want to become.” Having now arrived in Glasgow, it will be a quick turnaround for Nancy, with his work at Celtic already getting started With the manager now having met each member of his squad, the Bhoys will now be down to work on the training ground ahead of being back in action on Sunday against Hearts. Nancy insisted his relationship with the players and the fans is an important one as he gave supporters an overview of what they might come to expect from his Celtic side “It’s about relationships with players,” he said. “We don’t play tennis, we don’t play golf, we need, I call it the non-verbal communication. “You need to run together to score a goal. We need to run together to defend a goal. So, that is why my job is to create this environment for my players to be able to connect together. “My style of play is about the way I live, it’s as simple as that. I like to be proactive in my life, I like to discover things, I like also to try things because I believe the more you try things, the more you are going to be able to learn and the more you are going to maximise the chance to have success. “So, what I want to do on the pitch is the same. So structure, with the way we are going to play. We are going to run together, but at the same time, have creativity within that. “The idea is the ball. We want to take care of the ball. What does it mean? It means that the ball is the only tool in our life without talking, we can connect people. ‘So, can we use the ball to create emotions. Can we use the ball the score goals. So, that is why I want proactive football.’ “I want the idea to manipulate the opposition to gain speed and to attack the box. This is the idea. “We are going to have difficult moments, and when we have difficult moments, we have to be strong together and resilient. “The way you behave when you suffer, you should be able to transmit on the pitch. “And it’s about trying to entertain people. Everybody wants to win. I don’t know anybody who likes to lose. So, the idea is to maximise that.” Watch Wilfried Nancy’s first full interview as Celtic manager His journey to the Celtic Park dugout Previous successful track record Meeting Martin O’Neill New members of staff Being introduced to the Celtic squad Reunited with Alistair Johnston Message to the supporters
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