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 Celtic double whammy Neil Lennon can't hide from as damning stats paint bleak picture
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic fans but more than anything the manner of Saturday's defeat has attracted the ire of supporters. Playing at home in a derby Neil Lennon 's side managed just one shot on target as they rarely threatened to score.
Moi Elyounoussi could have done better with a lobbed effort while substitute Leigh Griffiths sniffed out a half chance, but overall it was a limp display by the hosts.
It's not a new problem for Celtic either, with fans noting in recent weeks that performances have been sluggish even though results have remained consistent.
After their derby defeat it's clear all is not well with the Premiership champions going forward and the numbers indicate two big issues that have to be addreessed.
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