The second game of the Wilfried Nancy era was a nightmare as the Serie A big-hitters made the Scottish champions their play thing
Ruthless Evan Ferguson admits Roma had a field day against a Celtic after preying on opponents who ‘didn’t know what they were doing’.
The second game of the Wilfried Nancy era was a nightmare as the Serie A big-hitters pounced a series of errors and the Republic of Ireland international helped himself to a brace in a 3-0 Europa League win, with the game in the bag before half-time drinks came out.
Celtic tried to rally but Ferguson reckons Roma were aided by taking on an opponent going through seismic change with Nancy’s 3-4-3 yet to pay off after consecutive defeats to Hearts and Gian Piero Gasperini’s side.
Ferguson, speaking to TNT Sports said: “We knew they were in the transition with the managers, they changed the formation. You could see, at times, they played well and it worked and, at times, they didn’t, some people didn’t know what they were doing. I think we just stuck to our gameplan and tried to play the way we play.”
Pressed on whether he was surprised some Celtic players didn’t know what they were doing, Ferguson believes patience can lead to rewards under Nancy’s watch.
The 22-year-old added: “Not really. It’s difficult when a new manager comes in and you need the players to buy into what he’s doing. I think they will and they will be fine.”
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