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 lauds Celtic closed-door consistency and makes big club comparison
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon, though, has been able to stand, smile and applaud. And it’s why the Celtic manager believes his team deserves huge credit and not stinging criticism for the way they are coping with the changed face of football during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Lennon has been thrilled at the way his troops have overcome the psychological hurdles imposed by the fans lockout.Stadiums across Europe are creating eerie atmospheres and some of the best players in the world are losing concentration, making stupid mistakes while slipping to defeats and off nights.Lennon, however, has seen his team rack up the wins and maintain their consistency.
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