Wilfried Nancy had a 'really good discussion' with Martin O'Neill after becoming the new Celtic manager.
O'Neill's eight-game spell as interim boss came to an end on Wednesday evening as Nancy signed a two-and-a-half-year deal.
And the Frenchman spoke to his predecessor to seek some key advice.
"I just met Martin," Nancy told Celtic TV shortly after arriving at Lennoxtown. "I didn't know him, obviously, personally, but I knew him as a coach. And what a guy. Simple as that. What a guy.
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"Humble, genuine, and also we had a really good discussion. I wanted to ask him advice on certain things, and we shared a few things.
"And I'm not surprised. I'm not surprised because the way he is as a man.
"You know, as a coach, sometimes we don't have the formula. And this is a mix of everything. So, depending on the day, you have to be authentic and genuine as a person, because this is who you are with your players.
"And for me, Martin has been really, really good.
"I don't talk about the tactical aspect and so on, because we are all competent at this point. But now this is how you manage people. And obviously, when I watched the game when he took the team, I saw the joy and the confidence with the players.
"And again, understand me well, I'm not saying that Brendan [Rodgers] did a bad job. That's not what I'm saying. I'm saying that Martin found a way to do it, and the outcome came naturally.
"So well done. Well done for him."
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