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 identifies Celtic's 'psychological blockage' as he reveals steps taken to find extra European edge
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic may enlist expert psychologists to try and carve an extra edge at home and in Europe.The Parkhead gaffer is leaving no stone unturned as they attempt to improve the squad and ways work can be done on mentality as well as ability.Majority shareholder Dermot Desmond believes the Champions League exit to Ferencvaros could have been down in part to a fear of failure amongst the group in the elite competition and has discussed the situation with the manager.Lennon confirmed the position and said: “We are always looking to find another edge.
I wouldn’t just put it down to the European scenario.“I’d put it down to all-encompassing, whether it be domestic or European.“You look at this team over a period of time, mentally, they’re very, very.
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