Steven George Gerrard MBE (born 30 May 1980) is an English professional football manager and former player who manages Scottish Premiership club Rangers.
He spent the majority of his playing career as a central midfielder for Liverpool, with most of that time spent as club captain, as well as captaining the England national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time,
Gerrard was awarded the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year award in 2005, and the Ballon d'Or Bronze Award. In 2009, Zinedine Zidane and Pelé said that they considered Gerrard to be the best footballer in the world.
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.
Lukasz Zaluska has revealed Celtic boss Neil Lennon motivates his players by demanding they HATE their opponents. The former Celtic goalkeeper also reckons that the Hoops were more focused on the Scottish Cup during his time at the club because they already knew they had won the league.
Zaluska spent six years at Parkhead and was mostly back-up during his spell there, after moving from Dundee United. He won seven trophies and made 28 league appearances for the Hoops.And he's given a fascinating insight into life at Celtic and insists Lennon was the most motivational manager he's ever worked for.
He said: " Gordon Strachan persuaded me to sign a contract, but when I came to the club, he was gone. Neil Lennon was the most expressive coach
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