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 in Celtic 'no regrets' claim as boss lays down five-word message to distracted stars
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic manager is still swinging several days later though.Regrets, he’s had a few but then again too few to mention.And when it comes to delivering a few uncomfortable home truths about certain squad members, Lennon will continue to do it his way.He has had a couple of days to stew on the Champions League campaign going down the grubber at the second hurdle and his explosive post-match comments where he took aim as some of his players.
He revealed there’s a few who might have had their heads turned by attention from elsewhere, that their minds might not be fully on the job in hand, that Celtic’s mission at home and in Europe might not be their big priority right now.
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