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.
Michael Stewart insists Celtic keeper Vasilis Barkas 'doesn't make saves' as he makes scathing Rangers comparison
dailyrecord.co.ukVasilis Barkas is one of the key reasons Celtic have fallen behind in the title race because he 'doesn't make saves', claims Michael Stewart.
Fingers were again pointed at £5million stopper as he failed to stop Callum McGregor 's deflected header sailing into his own net in the 1-0 derby day defeat.
The Greek cap has failed to hold a regular starting spot since the big-money summer move from AEK with Scott Bain and Conor Hazard given the place between the sticks by Neil Lennon.
With his opposite number for Rangers Allan McGregor earning rave reviews for decisive saves and comparisons to Ibrox legend Andy Goram, Stewart believes the tale of two keepers sums up the differences between the Scottish Premiership top two.
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