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The Celtic boss declared he did not fear the sack, claiming, “We are extremely close to things turning around,” despite sliding worryingly close to being fired with a convincing loss to the Ibrox side.

A Second-Half Meltdown Results in Derby Defeat

The home side had led Rangers at the interval but a disastrous second period enabled Danny Röhl’s team to draw level on points with the reigning Scottish Premiership champions. The former MLS manager, who was hired from the MLS, has now overseen six defeats in his last eight matches.

“There is unity with the board,” insisted the manager.

Pressed on his own future, the 48-year-old responded: “It’s not on my mind. My focus is on discovering solutions to get the team to improve on the fine details.

Protest On Display

The fans voiced their fury – towards the hierarchy – by protesting at full time. The hierarchy are reportedly likely to return to Martin O’Neill, who had a fruitful temporary stint before Nancy was hired, if Nancy departs.

“The outcomes [that leads to pressure]. So this is the situation for the moment. Yet in stating this is the reality, I am not saying that I am pessimistic. Absolutely not. The message is the turnaround is near, imminently close to turn things around.”

Focus on the Details

The coach highlights the fact his team can perform strongly for one half at a time. In fact, were it not for missed chances they might have been greater than 1-0 up. “The performance had merit aside from the fact that we didn't take more goals,” he said. “I accept that we lost, but I must remain fair.

“The level we had at stages was of top quality. This is the reality. I could not talk like that if it was different. That is the reason, when it comes to wins, I noted we've seen this before. Which is why I said that we are really close to getting it right. But for the moment: small things.”

“We produced a lot of encouraging signs that we did, like today again. The issue now comes down to sustaining it. My narrative would change if it was not the case. Therefore I firmly believe we will manage to fix this.”

Röhl’s Cautious Outlook

Rangers manager refused to contemplate a championship push in spite of what seemed like a statement victory. “One match at a time, so we can really build up momentum,” he said. “The faith in the team is immense.”