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.
Charlie Nicholas blasts Celtic's 'total write-off' as legend pinpoints system malfunction
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic action as a "total write-off' and reckons too many players are being utilised outside of their natural position.His old side have won just two of their last eight games and have taken five points from a potential 12 in the race for the title.It's a run of form that has left Neil Lennon under intense pressure from fans but the manager retains the backing of the clubs hierarchy for the time being.Nicholas reckons the boss needs to find a settled team and system then bed his players in to.And he feels several stars are struggling for form or have been shoehorned in to a formation that isn't ideal for their talents.He wrote in his Daily Express column: "The past five weeks have been a total write-off for Celtic, with just five points.
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