WILFRIED NANCY admits it’s all about challenges as he prepares his Celtic players for tomorrow night’s crucial Premiership encounter against Motherwell at Fir Park.
The champions can go joint top of the Premiership pinnacle with Hearts on 41 points if they deliver the goods in Lanarkshire.
Nancy will be looking for three wins in a row after beating Aberdeen 3-1 and Livingston 4-2 in successive weekends.
The mood of the camp has changed dramatically after four consecutive defeats in his first outings, losing to the Tynecastle side (1-2) and to AS Roma (0-3) in the Europa League – both at Parkhead – while collapsing 3-1 against St Mirren in the Premier Sports League Cup Final at Hampden.
WATCHING BRIEF…Wilfried Nancy keeps an eye on his Celtic players.
And that failure was followed with a 2-1 reverse against Dundee United at Tannadice, the first time the Hoops had lost four games in succession in FORTY-SEVEN years.
“When we lost the goals, it was not easy, but they bounced back to win. So, everything is connected.
“For me, this is not settled because I want to push more. I want to do more for my players.
“This is the way it is. So, I’m fine with that. I just want to be consistent with my players.”
“So, now what I like is the consistency that we have. We’re able to be more consistent in terms of results, yes, but also in the way we want to play offensively and defensively.
Examining tomorrow night’s opposition, Nancy added: “It’s going to be about the opposite team, the way they play.
“If we need to adjust certain things, we are in the profile of players. What I like is that my players can keep going again, so we’ll see.
“I expect a good game, because I saw Motherwell playing. It’s a team that likes to play.
“They’re still physical, but they also like to play. They have a new coach and the way they were playing before is not the same as today.
“So, yeah, exciting game to play. Difficult game, but again, we’re going to accept this challenge.”
Kasper Schmeichel, who missed the Livi game through injury, will replace Viljami Sinisalo as one certain change in the line-up.
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