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.
Andy Walker pinpoints Celtic mole 'deflection' as pundit doubles down on Vasilis Barkas criticism
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic 's mole serves only as "deflection" from their issues on the field. Neil Lennon was left raging after his line-up to face Rangers was leaked onto social media the evening before the game.
The Hoops lost 2-0 to their bitter rivals and afterwards Lennon didn't hold back on whoever is speaking out of turn, branding the situation "disgusting".
But Walker thinks Rangers exposed serious weaknesses in his old side's strategy and too much focus on who needs whacked will disguise issues that need to be adressed.
He heavily criticised keeper Vasilis Barkas during his co-commentary on the game with Ally McCoist and his stance hasn't softened much in the days since Saturday.
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