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.
Michael Stewart identifies Celtic's 'toxic' combination as pundit rips Neil Lennon's flops to shreds
dailyrecord.co.ukMichael Stewart insists a "toxic combination" has developed at Celtic and derailed their season.The Hoops floundered to another bad result in a 1-1 Premiership draw with St Johnstone, extending the current barren run to two wins from 12 games.That was triggered by a derby day defeat to Rangers back in October and Stewart believes that loss has "decimated" the mentality of Neil Lennon's players.And he reckons the current team's inability to break down solid defensive units like St Johnstone's, plus growing defensive frailties, has left Celtic fighting a losing battle.Stewart said on BBC's Sportscene: "I remember before the Rangers game, Neil Lennon spoke about how the result wouldn't determine the league but it would have a psychological.
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