{"id":28902,"date":"2025-11-26T14:12:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T19:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/26\/nancy-must-unleash-celtics-most-frustrating-player-since-engels\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T14:12:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T19:12:27","slug":"nancy-must-unleash-celtics-most-frustrating-player-since-engels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/26\/nancy-must-unleash-celtics-most-frustrating-player-since-engels\/","title":{"rendered":"Nancy must unleash Celtic&#8217;s most frustrating player since Engels"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/26\/nancy-must-unleash-celtics-most-frustrating-player-since-engels\/#Why_Wilfried_Nancy_must_bring_Arne_Engels_back_to_Celtic\" >Why Wilfried Nancy must bring Arne Engels back to Celtic<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/26\/nancy-must-unleash-celtics-most-frustrating-player-since-engels\/#Why_Benjamin_Nygren_is_a_frustrating_player_for_Celtic\" >Why Benjamin Nygren is a frustrating player for Celtic<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/26\/nancy-must-unleash-celtics-most-frustrating-player-since-engels\/#Celtics_15m_fiasco_was_an_even_bigger_waste_of_time_than_Balikwisha\" >Celtic&#8217;s \u00a31.5m fiasco was an even bigger waste of time than Balikwisha<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Celtic are reportedly close to appointing Columbus Crew head coach Wilfried Nancy as their next permanent manager to replace Brendan Rodgers.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>The French tactician is in &#8220;advanced negotiations&#8221; to join the Scottish giants, but it remains to be seen exactly when Martin O&#8217;Neill will take over, with Martin O&#8217;Neill currently acting as caretaker manager.<\/p>\n<p>Once Nancy takes over and has considered his priorities, Celtic&#8217;s new manager will have to find a way to get even more out of central midfielder Arne Engels in the coming weeks and months.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"why-wilfried-nancy-must-revive-arne-engels-for-celtic\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Wilfried_Nancy_must_bring_Arne_Engels_back_to_Celtic\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Why Wilfried Nancy must bring Arne Engels back to Celtic<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Scottish Premiership champions broke a club record transfer fee to sign the Belgian international from Augsburg for \u00a311 million in the summer of 2024, and he showed plenty of promising signs from his first year at the club.<\/p>\n<p>According to Transfermarkt, Engels has played 52 games for the Hoops in all competitions, scoring 10 goals and providing 13 assists, showing he poses a reasonable threat both as a scorer and goal creator.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the 22-year-old star has been frustrating to watch this season, as he only managed one goal and four assists in 20 games in 2025\/26.<\/p>\n<p>This is why getting the most out of Engels should be one of Nancy&#8217;s top priorities. Because Engels is clearly capable of contributing much more than he currently has.<\/p>\n<p>Along with the Belgian starlet, the French manager will also have to let go of summer signing Benjamin Nygren, who has become Celtic&#8217;s most frustrating player since Engels.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"why-benjamin-nygren-is-a-frustrating-player-for-celtic\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Benjamin_Nygren_is_a_frustrating_player_for_Celtic\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Why Benjamin Nygren is a frustrating player for Celtic<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As well as his club-record \u00a311m signing, the Sweden international is also a very frustrating addition for the Hoops. Because while the talent is clearly there, it doesn&#8217;t always work out for him.<\/p>\n<p>The left-footed central midfielder has six goals and three assists in 18 appearances for the club this season, according to Sofascore, but has been on the bench in O&#8217;Neill&#8217;s last two league games.<\/p>\n<p>Nygren is a very frustrating player who can do the hard parts of scoring and scoring goals, but sometimes lets himself down with the easy parts of the game in the middle of the park.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>25\/26 Premiership<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Benjamin Nygren<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Comparison of percentile rank and CM<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>xG<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>4.76<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Top 1%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>the goal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Top 1%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Shah<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2.77<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Top 5%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>assist<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Top 14%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>dribbling success rate<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>29.4%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>bottom 17%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Duel success rate<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>49.5%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Bottom 44%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>dribbled past<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>6 times<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>bottom 35%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Statistics by FotMob<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>As you can see from the table above, he is exceptionally talented when it comes to making an impact in the final third, but his physicality on and off the ball is one of the worst position-wise of any player.<\/p>\n<p>This explains why O&#8217;Neill left him out of the starting XI in recent games, as the midfield star has yet to prove reliable enough out of possession to match his attacking qualities.<\/p>\n<p>But the 24-year-old gem&#8217;s attacking prowess suggests he is a player who could offer Nancy much once he gets into the building, as was the case with Engels, which is why he needs to unleash the Swedish prodigy from the get-go.<\/p>\n<p>It will then be up to Nygren and Nancy to work together on the practice pitch to minimize the impact of his physical struggles or improve his off-ball work to make him as effective as possible.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"celtic-shin-yamada-a-worse-signing-than-balikwisha\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/balikwisha-celtic-training.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/balikwisha-celtic-training.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Celtics_15m_fiasco_was_an_even_bigger_waste_of_time_than_Balikwisha\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tCeltic&#8217;s \u00a31.5m fiasco was an even bigger waste of time than Balikwisha<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">This Celtic failure resulted in an even worse signing for the Scottish giants than Michel-Ange Balikwisha.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celtic are reportedly close to appointing Columbus Crew head coach Wilfried Nancy as their next permanent manager to replace Brendan Rodgers. The French tactician is in &#8220;advanced negotiations&#8221; to join the Scottish giants, but it remains to be seen exactly when Martin O&#8217;Neill will take over, with Martin O&#8217;Neill currently acting as caretaker manager. 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