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O’Neill was afforded the same amount of games in charge as his successor, but that’s where the similarity ends.<\/p>\n
Across his eight games, O’Neill won seven, the only blip a 3-1 away loss to Midtjylland in the Europa League. <\/p>\n
His reign included beating Rangers in a League Cup semi-final while Feyenoord were humbled in Rotterdam.<\/p>\n
O’Neill’s Celtic had cut Hearts’ advantage at the Scottish Premiership summit to three points by the time the leaders were due to visit Parkhead.<\/p>\n
The opportunity was there for Nancy, in his debut match, to close that gap completely with a game to spare.<\/p>\n
However, despite making a bright opening, Celtic – in the Frenchman’s 3-4-3 system – were stunned by Hearts in a 2-1 defeat.<\/p>\n
Nancy’s decision to flip to his favoured formation was instantly criticised, but bizarrely not as much as his choice of footwear or use of a handheld tactics board.<\/p>\n
The extreme fallout of the loss introduced the 48-year-old to the brutal nature of football in Glasgow. His eye-catching green and white trainers were never seen again.<\/p>\n
“I was pleased with the mentality,” said Nancy. “The performance was really interesting. Defensively, we were really good but we missed the few opportunities.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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