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.
Celtic's David Turnbull substitutions blasted as Frank McAvennie remains baffled by management of 'future superstar'
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon's decision to substitute star man David Turnbull so often during matches.The former Motherwell man has been taken off in the second half of each of his last eight matches despite a string of excellent Celtic perfromances.The 21-year-old did spend almost the entirety of last out with a serious knee injury after a 2019 move to the Hoops was scuppered by a shock medical finding.He has since recovered well, finally getting his big move in the summer and establishing himself as a key man under Lennon.McAvennie has been blown away by the youngster's impact in the Hoops, branding him a future "superstar" but questions how much he will appreciate being taken off before 90 minutes is up.He told Football Insider: “Why is Turnbull being.
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