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 dropped a bomb on his Celtic squad as he told apparent wantaway stars they're free to leave. The Parkhead boss was left astonished by his side's Champions League qualifying exit to Ferencvaros, crashing out at only the second round to the Hungarian champions.
An audibly dismayed Lennon pulled no punches after the final whistle blew on a devastating 2-1 defeat.He called the attitude and mentality of his players into question before also sensationally revealing he believes members of his squad want out It's sparked immediate speculation takes a look at who the manager could have in mind.
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