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 makes Celtic player pride in themselves demand as he insists they owe him nothing
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic’s players don’t owe him anything.But he does believe they owe it to themselves to sort it out after Sparta.And, more importantly, Lennon has made it crystal clear they owe it to the reputation of their club.The Celtic gaffer is not hiding from the fact the buck stops with a manager.Lennon is strong and honest enough to accept when he makes mistakes and gets it wrong.But no gaffer can do it on his own.
It’s a collective.And, while he has defended his troops on several occasions this term in face of fierce flak, there comes a time when it’s impossible for a boss to do so.Post-Sparta Prague was one of those times for Lennon.He believes in unity.
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