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.
a manager. It all adds up to another stomach-churner for a man whose relationship with this trophy has been one success story after another.
He admits he’ll be stepping aboard the emotional rollercoaster this morning. Lennon said: “Excitement, anxiety, anticipation and apprehension.
All of the above!“It never changes. It’s the Scottish Cup. It’s been a really good competition for me, it means a lot to me.
It was my first one as a manager.“I remember waking up the day we played Hibs and my stomach was churning that morning. We put in a great performance and won that one 3-0. “You react in different ways.
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