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.
Jackie McNamara offers Neil Lennon Celtic defence as he points to club's Covid response
dailyrecord.co.ukJackie McNamara believes old team-mate Neil Lennon will be feeling the heat despite putting a brave face on things. But he also reckons the under-pressure Hoops boss has suffered setbacks most managers only see in their nightmares.
Lennon's men host Ross County in this weekend's Betfred Cup tie as they look to defend the first trophy of the Scottish season during a miserable run of two wins in nine games.
Defeat would be unthinkable and his former team-mate of five years believes the manager will be spending every waking moment trying to conjure a way out of the current crisis.But with injuries, poor form and Covid-19 issues to contend with, McNamara insists Lennon hasn't had an easy ride just four months into the season.McNamara told the.
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