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 find a Parkhead dressing room and claimed his old pal is looking like a "lost soul". The Hoops gaffer hasn't been slow to scold his players in public in the wake of a host disappointing results both domestically and in Europe.
After Saturday's 2-2 draw with Hibs, a result that was only rescued by a last gasp goal from Diego Laxalt, he didn't miss his players over 'lazy defending' and claiming they suffered from a 'brainfreeze'.
He even singled out captain Scott Brown for individual criticism after the veteran gave away the penalty that eventually resulted in Jamie Murphy's opener.
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