Neil Francis Lennon (born 25 June 1971) is a Northern Irish football coach and former player who is the manager of Scottish Premiership club Celtic. During his playing career he represented English clubs Manchester City, Crewe Alexandra and Leicester City.
Lennon moved to Scottish club Celtic in 2000, where he made over 200 appearances and was appointed captain in 2005. Before retiring as a player, he returned to England and played for Nottingham Forest and Wycombe Wanderers. Lennon made 40 appearances for Northern Ireland in nine years, scoring two goals. Lennon was appointed manager of Celtic in March 2010, initially in a caretaker capacity after the departure of Tony Mowbray.
Anthony Stokes' Celtic rejection confession and the 'weird' bust-up with Ronny Deila that ended his Hoops career
dailyrecord.co.ukAnthony Stokes admits he struggled to work under Celtic's Norwegian boss Ronny Deila and revealed how a huge fall out lead to his departure from the club he loves.
The boss attempted to implement an aggressive pressing game similar to the one eventually put in place under Brendan Rodgers but the Irish striker struggled to see how it could work in practice.Despite the disagreement, Stokes is adamant that the now New York City boss was a man he could happily get along with, describing him as a "genuinely good guy".
The striker struggled to adopt the more tactically sophisticated approach having grown used to the more direct philosophy of Neil Lennon, a coach he reveals he loved working with.
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