Celtic: Fans wish Ronny Deila well in new role with New York City FC

Former Celtic manager Ronny Deila has been confirmed as the new coach of Major League Soccer club New York City FC.

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The MLS outfit announced the appointment of the 44-year-old on their official website nycfc.com, having left Norwegian side Valerenga to take up his new post on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.

Deila had two seasons in charge of Celtic from 2014 to 2016, winning the Premiership in both of his campaigns at Parkhead as well as the Scottish League Cup in 2015.

He won 76 of his 118 matches in charge of the Hoops for a 64.4% win rate and claimed 2.12 points per game during his time in Glasgow.

However, Celtic suffered some sobering European defeats during Deila’s tenure, with Champions League play-off exits to Maribor and Malmo and a bottom-placed finish in the 2015/16 Europa League group stage. His Hoops team also lost out to Rangers in the 2016 Scottish Cup semi-finals.

Despite those disappointments, many Celtic fans on Twitter have wished the Norwegian well in his new job with New York City FC. Here are some of the responses from the Hoops faithful, with one fan hoping Deila has a reunion with his former club in the next few months:

Wish he never left us.

— Connor (@_CLMike_) January 6, 2020

All he best to Ronny … Maybe we’ll play them in pre season HH

— celticghirl1888 (@celticghirl0106) January 6, 2020

A totally decent man , excellent coach , especially spotting youthful talent….and a total Celt to this day…..
Good luck Ronnie …..and enjoy the Celtic/Irish bars of the Big Apple….
” New York’s Green ‘n’ White ”
🍀🇺🇸🇮🇪🍀🇺🇸🇮🇪

— Vincent Stevenson (@Vincent43283195) January 6, 2020