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 offered unlikely Celtic defence as Barry Ferguson sends 'grow a set' message to Parkhead stars
dailyrecord.co.ukBarry Ferguson has leapt to the defence of Neil Lennon, insisting the Celtic players should learn to accept criticism. Saturday's defeat to Rangers has piled pressure on the Parkhead boss after his team failed to even muster a shot on target.
It's been suggested that Lennon's public criticism of his stars after their Champions League exit has created some bad blood but his former Old Firm rival isn't buying it.Ferguson said on Go Radio: "I think some of the criticism he's been getting over the last couple of days has been over the top."Listen, they didn't play well.
He admitted that."In terms of criticising players - they need to grow a set, these players."Sometimes you need to be criticised if you're not performing at a high level.
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