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.
Novelty value aside, Ange Postecoglou admits Tuesday afternoon’s Ferencvaros clash is a must-not-fail occasion. The Celtic boss is also well aware of nightmare logistical issues for supporters attending the Europa League crunch tie and the sacrifices that will be made.
It’s a reunion with a Hungarian side who inflicted the earliest Champions League exit in 15 years for Neil Lennon ’s Hoops last summer.
Postecoglou’s priority is putting the three points on the board in Group G after defeats by Real Betis and Bayer Leverkusen.But he has also hailed fans for working around the problematic kick-off time due to issues over Glasgow hosting COP 26.He said: “It’s an unusual set of circumstances that has turned this into an afternoon kick-off in
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