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.
The 7 Celtic issues Neil Lennon must sort if he wants to win Ten In A Row - Keith Jackson
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon set off the distress flare last Wednesday night, following a car crash of a Champions League defeat against a glaringly mediocre Ferencvaros, a cynic might have concluded this was an attempt to divert attention away from the scene before the rubber necking could begin.The old smoke and mirrors routine has been part of every manager’s play book since the day dot and, by questioning the commitment of a handful of his first team squad, Lennon certainly helped take some of the focus away from his own decisions - the same selection and tactics which made heavy weather of it for so long again on Sunday.But cut through the haze and it’s not too hard to see a series of fundamental issues which have been piling up on Lennon’s desk ever.
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