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.
Marian Shved slams Neil Lennon’s broken Celtic promise as flop makes Champions League vow
dailyrecord.co.ukMarian Shved says a broken promise from Neil Lennon ruined his chance to make a proper mark at Celtic. Ahead of Wednesday's reunion, the Shakhtar Donetsk star has lifted the lid on the frustrations he felt at the old boss’ failure to give him a genuine Parkhead chance.
Shved signed in January 2019 when Brendan Rodgers was the manager, yet even his lukewarm response to the transfer didn’t bode well and he was immediately loaned back to Karpaty Lviv.
By the time he got to Glasgow in the summer, Rodgers had already jumped ship for Leicester and things barely got better. He scored on debut against Nomme Kalju, but made just two more appearances as he was stuck on the sidelines by Lennon.
In Warsaw, it’s not a case of Shved settling scores with Celtic. The winger is not bitter. He enjoyed his overall club experience too much to think in those terms.
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