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 urges Celtic 'goalscoring phenomenon' Leigh Griffiths to push himself as boss explains fitness clash
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic with another title turbo boost. The manager believes he has a “goalscoring phenomenom” within his Parkhead ranks. But in order to make a regular and consistent contribution Lennon insists Griffiths still needs to do more physical work.
The 30-year-old says he requires more game time to get fully up to speed but his gaffer still doesn’t feel he’s ready for 90-minute contributions.
Lennon wants that to change in the knowledge of the impact Griffiths can have. With the pressure cranked up in the title race last term Griffiths came good after the turn of the year with a blistering run of form which helped his side clinch Nine In A Row.Lennon believes that can happen again, but it will only come with more hard graft.He said: “He’s.
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