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The Celtic boss stated he was not afraid of losing his job, claiming, “The team is extremely close to things turning around,” in the wake of moving dangerously close to the exit with a convincing loss to the Ibrox side.

Another Collapse Sees Old Firm Disaster

The home side were in front Rangers at half-time but a disastrous second period enabled Danny Röhl’s team to pull level on points with the current Scottish Premiership champions. Nancy, who was hired in December, has now presided over six setbacks in his last eight games.

“The board and I are united with the board,” stated Nancy.

Asked directly about whether he was concerned, Nancy said: “That’s not my focus. I think about working out methods to help my team to improve on the fine details.

Protest Outside Parkhead

Celtic’s support voiced their fury – directed at the hierarchy – by gathering at full time. Club directors would be most likely to return to the former boss, who enjoyed a successful caretaker period previously, should a change be made.

“Wins and losses [that leads to pressure]. That is the truth for the moment. But when I say this is the reality, I am not saying that I am pessimistic. No. My point is the turnaround is near, imminently close to change the narrative.”

“Really, Really Close”

Nancy continues to cling to the fact the side can perform strongly for a half at a time. For instance, but for wastefulness in front of goal they might have been more than 1-0 up. “The performance had merit aside from the fact that we missed a second goal,” he said. “I know that we lost, but I have also to be objective.

“The standard we had at certain moments was really, really, really high. That happened. And I would not say that if it was untrue. But that’s why, regarding outcomes, I mentioned it's a repeating pattern. That’s why I feel we are nearly there to getting it right. Currently: details, details, details.”

“We produced plenty of positives that we did, once more. But now is performing for 90 minutes. My outlook would not be the same. That’s why I am convinced we will manage to fix this.”

Röhl’s Cautious Stance

Rangers manager played down talk of a serious challenge even after what felt like a statement victory. “We take it game by game, so we can really build up a challenge,” he said. “The confidence in the team is outstanding.”