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.
John Barnes in Celtic 'all they can hope for' claim as former manager reacts to Champions League exit
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic can hope for in Europe is reaching the knockout rounds, as he insists fans care more about the league anyway.The Parkhead club were knocked out of the Champions League by Ferencvaros on Wednesday, and now drop into the Europa League.Neil Lennon's side are going for 10 In A Row this season and one former manager believes that will always be the priority.Barnes, speaking to BonusCodeBets said: "Celtic haven’t properly competed in European competitions for a number of years and it is going to be hard for them to do so."In some years, Celtic have managed to get into the group stages and if they can get through the knockout rounds like they have done only a couple of times in the last 10-15 years, that is all they can hope for.“With the.
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