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.
Ange Postecoglou insists a Premier Sports Cup final success for Celtic will signal a new beginning for the club and help banish the failings of last season.
The Hoops boss will attempt to land his first trophy since arriving at Parkhead this summer when they face Hibs at Hampden on Sunday afternoon and he aims to create a culture where defeat is not an option.
Postecoglou admits the disaster of the previous barren campaign under Neil Lennon which saw Rangers reclaim the title and deny his club a historic ten-in-a-row still lingers as he looks to make his Celtic side serial winners.
He said: “I’ve said all along we are going to try and be as successful as we possibly can this year because that is what this club demands, particularly after
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