New Celtic boss Wilfried Nancy pointed to the "really good moments" during his debut in the dugout despite 2-1 defeat by league leaders Hearts, whose victory shows they can take the title race "all the way" according to Kris Boyd. After interim boss Martin O'Neill (👉 Read also: O'Neill expects Hibs trip to be his last game as Celtic interim boss) had managed to overturn an eight-point gap to the top of the table with a run of five straight league wins, Nancy's opener handed the advantage back to their visitors with a toothless 2-1 home defeat - with Celtic's goal a 93rd-minute consolation from centre-back Kieran Tierney. Nancy attempted to stamp his authority on his new team by switching to a back three for his first game and despite a bright opening 15 minutes and 72 per cent of the ball overall, they failed to seriously test visiting goalkeeper Alexander Schwolow until the final 10 minutes. Celtic 1-2 Hearts - Match reportAs it happened | Teams | StatsGot Sky? Watch the Scottish Premiership on the Sky Sports app 📱 Not got Sky? Get instant access with no contract 📺Scottish Premiership table | Watch Premiership highlights for freeEven so, Nancy defended his side's showing to Sky Sports after the game, saying: "The result was not what we wanted, but I think that we had a really good first half. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Claudio Braga's goal puts Hearts ahead against Celtic "We had opportunities to break and also to score goals. I think that we could have done better in terms of the last pass and the execution, but I really liked the way we unbalanced them to create chances. "I think that this is something that we will be able to work on because it was really interesting. We conceded a goal against the momentum. Again, I think that when we rewatch the game, we can do better "We started the second half well, but we conceded the second goal in transition. After that, when we wanted to come back, I think that we put crosses and crosses and crosses, but they are strong inside the box. Also See: Scottish Premiership news and transfers Live Scottish Premiership table Stream the Scottish Premiership with no contract Watch FREE Scottish Premiership highlights "I think that we missed a bit of a connection in relation to being able to create a cross or pass, more pass than cross, and to get more numbers inside the box. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Oisin McEntee extended Hearts' lead "This is something that I'm going to look at because, like I said, the spirit was spot on. We had really, really good moments, but obviously it was not enough."It was not easy for the players knowing that I came three days ago, but the mindset was spot on."McFadden: Celtic would have lost regardless of managerThe Sky Sports studio panel had sympathy with the new manager, who only took his first training session on Thursday after his long-awaited appointment was finally confirmed the previous evening."Hearts have shown this season that had Martin O'Neill been in charge, it was still a game Celti...
Nancy defends 'really good' Celtic moments | Boyd: Hearts can take this all the way
