Nancy was slapped with brutal fan chants in the wake of his fourth consecutive defeat against Dundee United
07:51, 19 Dec 2025
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Thierry Henry has urged Celtic to to stick with under-fire Wilfried Nancy as the pressure mounts on the embattled boss.
The Arsenal icon had his fellow Frenchman as his assistant at Montreal and reckons it would be the wrong call to wield the axe after such a short space of time.
Nancy was slapped with brutal fan chants in the wake of his fourth consecutive defeat against Dundee United as punters inside Tannadice told him to "get to f***".
The 48-year-old retains the full backing of the Parkhead board, however, Nancy will be acutely aware he can ill-afford another defeat when Aberdeen travel to Celtic Park on Sunday.
Now he has received weight support from one of the most revered players in football history.
Speaking after the BBC Sports Personality awards, Henry said: I see people calling for him to leave the place. Let him work and let him cook and judge him maybe at the end of the season."
Henry's words came after Paulo Bernardo insisted the players must find a way to meet the demands of Nancy after falling short against Hearts, Roma, St Mirren and Dundee United.
He said: "I think it’s about momentum. It’s a different system. Celtic, I think, in the last five or six years, they never played as a back five, or as three centre-backs.
"It’s a little bit different, but I think we should do better as well. It’s not all about the coaches. We have accountability together."
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