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.
Frank McAvennie urges Celtic to ditch sentiment and start midfield duo as he makes 'nasty little sod' comparison
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon to stick with the new faces or risk sealing his fate in the Scottish Cup Final. The Hoops hero believes David Turnbull and Ismaila Soro must start against Hearts on Sunday even if it leaves Scott Brown and other established stars without a final swansong.
A recent revamp of the midfield has triggered a reversal in fortune for a club that had won just two from 13 games before a morale-boosting Europa League success over Lille was followed by three points against Kilmarnock.
As fans continue to demand the removal of Lennon as boss, Macca said: “If Lenny changes the starting XI and leaves Soro and Turnbull out and they end up losing he’s going to have lots of problems.
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