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.
Kris Ajer was set to be next Patrick Vieira but Celtic defensive drop still set him on course to stardom
dailyrecord.co.ukKris Ajer in action. So he isn’t surprised to see him starring for Celtic. But the Iceland international is shocked that Ajer is now carving out a top-level career as a central defender as he’d marked him down as a future midfielder in the mould of Patrick Vieira.KR Reykjavik talisman Palmason can’t wait to cross swords with the Hoops star he first clapped eyes on as a kid at Lillestrom in Tuesday’s Champions League first qualifying round shoot-out at Parkhead.But if you had told him six years ago that they would be going up against each other then Palmason would have been convinced it was in a head-to-head midfield battle.
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