What make him speak that way, despite Celtic poor performance he claims Wilfried Nancy has overrated Celtic players

Chris Sutton claims Wilfried Nancy has overrated Celtic players

Chris Sutton claims the current Celtic squad is incapable of adapting to Wilfried Nancy’s managerial style.

The former striker believes Nancy has “overestimated the level of player at the club right now”.

Martin O’Neill, the interim manager, achieved success using the 4-3-3 formation.

Despite this, Nancy introduced the 3-4-2-1 setup and implemented his own strategy.

His tactic involves using wingers as attacking wing-back options and employing three left-footers in the back three.

Daizen Maeda and Reo Hatate were utilised as two numbers 10s behind the striker and that didn’t seem to work.

Sutton voiced his sympathy for Nancy but admitted the new manager was making mistakes

He emphasised: “To play the way he wants takes tactical intelligence and flexibility and good decision making – something this group of players lack…”

And he says the new manager has simply overrated the level of the squad he has inherited.

For the Premier Sports Cup final, Anthony Ralston came in to play on the right of it.

Benjamin Nygren has struggled in that position in the previous games.

After Celtic’s defeat to St Mirren in the cup final, defender Liam Scales apologised.

Chris Sutton has thrown some shade at Wilfried Nancy’s management, saying he’s overestimated the quality of Celtic’s squad. Sutton believes Nancy’s tactics are being hindered by the players’ lack of tactical intelligence, flexibility, and good decision-making. This criticism comes after Celtic’s defeat to St Mirren in the Premier Sports Cup final, which was Nancy’s third loss in charge ¹ ² ³.

Sutton’s comments suggest that Nancy’s style of play isn’t suited to the current squad, and he’s struggling to adapt. He’s trying to implement a 3-4-2-1 formation, but the players seem unsure, leading to disjointed performances. Sutton’s not alone in his criticism, as many fans are questioning Nancy’s decisions, especially after Martin O’Neill’s successful interim spell ² ⁴.

Despite the criticism, Sutton has sympathy for Nancy, acknowledging that he’s got big shoes to fill after Brendan Rodgers and Martin O’Neill. He believes Nancy needs time to bed in his ideas and work with the squad, but patience is wearing thin at Celtic Park ⁵ ⁶.

What’s your take on Sutton’s comments? Is Nancy’s approach flawed, or does he just need more time?

Despite the success Martin O’Neill had playing with a 4-3-3 during his short interim tenure, the new manager has come in and started with a clean slate using his preferred 3-4-2-1.

He has been using wingers as attacking wing-back options and before yesterday three left-footers in the back three. For the Premier Sports Cup final, Anthony Ralston came in to play on the right of it.

Daizen Maeda and Reo Hatate were utilised as two numbers 10s behind the striker and that didn’t seem to work. benjamin Nygren has struggled in that position in the previous games.

Sutton does have sympathy for Nancy but also admits he is making mistakes. The former Parkhead striker says the system requires something the players lack – “tactical intelligence, flexibility and good decision making