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.
Fraser Forster's Celtic return and the coach that lifted his spirits to rejuvenate his career
dailyrecord.co.ukFraser Forster was at a low ebb when he returned to Celtic last year.Mentally scarred by the trauma of going from being an England keeper to THIRD choice at Southampton.His mentor as a kid at Newcastle, Terry Gennoe, could sense it.Forster had endured a tough spell and needed lifting again.
Physically, his attributes were never in question.But Gennoe, who spent five years as goalie coach at Parkhead under Martin O’Neill, insists the biggest test for any keeper is the mental side of the game.That’s why he believes current Hoops guru Stevie Woods was just what Forster needed when he arrived on loan from St Mary’s in August.He’s convinced that Woods, with help from Neil Lennon, has now got the 32-year-old’s mindset back to a level that should
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