Wilfried Nancy says his short stint at Celtic made players uncomfortable as he tried to change the club's approach.
The French coach took over from Martin O'Neill's interim period after Brendan Rodgers left, but had a rocky tenure.
He managed only two wins in six Premiership matches, and lost the Premier Sports Cup Final to St Mirren.The club then replaced him with O'Neill.
Nancy feels his philosophy, which he says went "beyond winning," was hard for some players to accept.
He preferred a fluid style of play rather than sticking to strict formations. He told Training Ground Guru: "When I was at Celtic, I had discussions with many players. They wanted to know when I have the ball.
"So let's say my number six has the ball, they want to know if we play with a 4-3-3, I want to know that the name of my number eight should be there, and my number 10 in this position.
"And I said, okay, this gives you safety. But I don't mind about the name. I mind about how you are going to connect with the players around you. And this could be difficult with people who don't want to get out of their comfort zone.
"They're struggling a bit with that."
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Nancy believes his job was to give players the confidence to try different things on the field. He said: "This is my job to show them video and picture of themself on the pitch, discussion and create exercise for them to express and try things.
"To show them that it works. There's the voice behind you that is saying, if this fails, it's on you if you make a mistake.
"That's why it's going beyond winning."
He insists that Celtic hired him to change their approach, even though the pressure and poor results made it impossible to get the project started. "Celtic hired me to change that. I'm not a conservative coach, that's why they hired me.
"We had a plan, everything was clear because I did my due diligence."
He said he had big support from the chairman and everyone at the club, but results ultimately dictated his downfall. "Football is irrational sometimes, so it's a no-brainer to say I didn't have enough time," he said.
Nancy's brief tenure is now a distant memory with Celtic on the brink of a final-day title showdown with Hearts.
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