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 powerbrokers 'not happy' but insists there's been no fatal blow in dismal run
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon insists there's "nothing terminal" about his reign as he insists his squad just need confidence. The Parkhead boss is under fire after a run of just two wins in nine games, culminating with a 4-1 thrashing by Sparta Prague to crash out of the Europa League.
A Green Brigade banner called for the manager's head before that clash, and the criticism has only intensified in the wake of the result.
But Lennon, who admits his board are "not happy" but still behind him, feels only an injection of confidence is required to turn things around.He said: "Because it's such a high profile year, a high-profile club, the criticism and the intensity and scrutiny is magnified and again, I don't think there is a million things wrong with the.
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