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 rips into his Celtic stars and insists they have lost respect after Sparta shocker
dailyrecord.co.ukSparta Prague. The Parkhead boss was left bewildered and devastated at a desperate display which saw the under-strength Czechs rip his team apart in a 4-1 win.Lennon took responsibility for the appalling effort and apologised to fans, but also made it clear his troops have to take their share of the blame.The manager accused his men of lacking hunger and application as they folded dreadfully.Lennon said: “I can’t defend the players.
I’ve tried to over the piece. But I can’t.“There’s a lack of application. I don’t know where it’s come from because we had a good week.
A lack of hunger really apparent. The hungrier team won and that’s on us.“It’s unacceptable. There has to be a culture change.
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