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.
Every Celtic fan has one simple message for Neil Lennon as crucial Kilmarnock clash rolls around
dailyrecord.co.ukLille, with a performance that didn’t reach perfection but was still very much on point. Sure, twice Celtic lost a lead but unlike in so many Europa League clashes, there was no collapse and at no point did they go behind.
The 3-2 victory reinvigorated a support that has seethed for many months at displays they insist were simply not good enough.
Lennon made six changes for the visit of the Ligue 1 side. Out went Vasilis Barkas, Nir Bitton, Scott Brown, Ryan Christie, Tom Rogic and Odsonne Edouard.
In came Conor Hazard, Shane Duffy, Ismaila Soro, David Turnbull, Mo Elyounoussi and Patryk Klimala. And two of that group especially stood out.
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