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 insists the REAL Celtic are standing up as he claims 'high standard' Hoops have won back respectability
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon insists he saw signs of the real Celtic again and they won back respectability in the San Siro.But the Parkhead boss admits his team still need to toughen up and be more streetwise if they are to find the solidity to really get themselves back to their best levels.And he admits there may be a mindset issue to iron out in an attempt to stop the leaking of bad goals.Lennon was hugely heartened by aspects of the display during the 4-2 defeat.Celtic were two-up through Tom Rogic and Odsonne Edouard and had other chances in an offensive show that pleased the manager.But Lennon was left dismayed at a lack of calm that allowed Milan to level before the interval and then a physical weakness in the defending which allowed the Italians to.
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