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 gets emphatic Celtic backing as Martin O'Neill issues impassioned plea to fans
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon if they want to win a tenth successive title.Lennon has come under ferocious pressure from his own support after falling 11 points behind Rangers.
Celtic have two games in hand still to play to make up ground on the Ibrox side but the manner of performances this season have angered supporters.Former boss O’Neill, though, has told them to give Lennon the time to get it right after dealing with Covid problems and serious injury issues.And he has backed Lennon to close the gap on Rangers if he is given time to do so.“Can Celtic get it back?
Absolutely they can get it back," he said. "Covid issues have been huge. Boli Bolingoli talking himself off for a jaunt to Spain put Celtic in bother because those games in hand aren’t a problem.
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