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.
Neil Lennon of slating him because he wants to make himself relevant. And the Celtic striker, who has just joined Dundee on a season-long loan, admits if he ever meets the Northern Irishman in the street, he will have a few things to get off his chest.
The pair have been at loggerheads for months with Griffiths left aggrieved and feeling he had been given a raw deal under Lennon before the Celtic boss resigned in February.
The manager then hit back in June with a withering attack on Griffiths, accusing him of returning to the club after lockdown unfit and a stone overweight.The front man did not want to respond directly to those allegations but he believes with Lennon currently out of a job, he is just trying to stay in the public eye.Get.
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