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.
Cristiano Ronaldo rinsed by Shane Duffy as Celtic flop shows he can play it on the deck with Ireland cool head
dailyrecord.co.ukIt's fair to say that Shane Duffy didn't have the best of times during his loan spell at Celtic last season. The centre-back arrived from Brighton to much fanfare, delighted to be looking to help his boyhood club to 10 In A Row.
Sadly for the defender things didn't quite work out as planned, with Duffy coming in for fierce criticism for his performances under Neil Lennon.
He was ripped apart in a 4-1 home Europa League loss to Sparta Prague and didn't play a single match after a 2-1 win away to St Johnstone on Valentine's Day.
Against the odds though Duffy has re-established himself in the English Premier League, making 10 appearances for Brighton so far.
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