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 demands Celtic stars react to his brutal blast but defiant boss insists 'we haven't fallen off a cliff'
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic’s underachievers must start showing personal and professional pride.And the Parkhead gaffer has made it clear the only problem with publicly digging out poor performers lies with those culprits themselves if they fail to deliver the right responses.Lennon didn’t hold back after the latest nightmare.
In the wake of Saturday’s dismal defeat by St Mirren, he gave a brutally honest answer of yes when asked if he’d felt let down this term by some within his dressing room.In the current climate, it was a bold move.
Some critics felt it a big misjudgment within a crisis, a mistake if he wanted them to keep fighting for him and pull themselves out of the malaise.But Lennon doesn’t see it that way.
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