Originally published at: Wim Jansen: the gentle genius who turned the tide for Celtic
It takes genius to define genius; Johan Cruyff, an undoubted icon of the game, once said former Celtic manager Wim Jansen was “one of only four men in the world worth listening to when they talk about football” [NOS]. In May 1998, Celtic fans would have lined up to agree with him, had Cruyff pitched…
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Legend RIP YNWA here’s to season 97 98
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And he gave us The King of Kings.
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Another Legend that will go down Celtic history, HH.
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A nice, chilled out man but also a laser-focused winner. Remind you of someone?
Let’s hope we respect the genius we have now more than we did Wim. It’s a real shame he didn’t feel he could stay. What a job he did. He saw what Larsson could become and in short order he built a formidable side.
Thanks for everything Wim,
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How come when on this page start a new discussion does not happen anymore.