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.
Leigh Griffiths faces Celtic before and after criticism as Neil Lennon doubles down over 45 minute nightmare
dailyrecord.co.ukLeigh Griffiths ' fitness levels in his pre-match interview on Saturday - before hooking the 30-year-old at half-time in the shock 2-1 defeat to St Mirren.
And after the game he rounded on his star, suggesting Griffiths was someone whose performance in the loss left something to be desired.Lennon was asked about Patryk Klimala and Albian Ajeti who remained on the bench when Griffiths came off at the break and although he was reluctant to criticise his £5m Swiss signing, he did suggest he was unhappy with what Griffiths had shown in the first half.He told the BBC: "I gave Ajeti half an hour today.
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