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.
Scott Brown's burning Celtic question he must answer to himself as Gordon Strachan weighs in
dailyrecord.co.ukScott Brown shouldn't start the Scottish Cup Final against Hearts. The former Hoops and Scotland boss believes the captain has a huge role to play for the club, especially against in the Hampden showpiece against Hearts.
So far this season Neil Lennon has repeatedly substituted is skipper and in games against Lille and Kilmarnock Ismaila Soro has made his Celtic Park breakthrough.
However, Strachan reckons the experience factor Brown brings will be key as he predicts a physical encounter tomorrow as Celtic target the quadruple treble.
He told Football Pass : "The player himself has to say I'm an influence, and if the manager thinks he still has an influence on the pitch then he plays. "The minute you feel you are not an influence, get out..
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