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.
Neil Lennon admits Celtic have crumbled under 10 In A Row pressure as manager feels 'let down' by misfiring stars
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon admits the pressure of 10 In A Row has been too much for his players, as he says he feels let down by his Parkhead stars.
The defending champions have endured a terrible league campaign but had the chance to close the gap on Rangers as they took on St Mirren in the first of three games in hand.
Instead though it was Jim Goodwin's side who took a deserved win as Ilkay Durmus capitalised on a Shane Duffy error to ensure a 2-1 victory.
The result is sure to see even louder calls for Lennon's head, and he admits that his team haven't handled the pressure in a historic season.
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