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 reveals Celtic's 'huge psychological lift' but demands end to defensive blunders
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic 's shackles as he declared it's given his stars a "huge psychological lift". The Parkhead side have turned their focus to a Premiership recovery mission after defeating Hearts in Sunday's Scottish Cup Final.They sit 16 points behind leaders Rangers having played three fewer games.
Their bid to claw back the deficit continues at home to Ross County on Wednesday night and Lennon is optimistic Celtic will now hit top gear.
The Irishman did, however, demand an end to the defensive lapses which have consistently cost his team this term.He said: "You’re hoping a big burden of the pressure is off them and they can play more freely with less anxiety.
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