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Neil Lennon

Discussion in 'Ex Players' started by romeo9535, Apr 17, 2016.

Discuss Neil Lennon in the Ex Players area at TalkCeltic.net.

  1. thailandceltic From Immigration to Domination

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    Neil lennon can go * himself and the big fat lame over paid Lawwell horse he rode in on..

    #Hadafew CSC. #spoilt CSC #fuckrightofflennon CSC.. #gettinpissedtillitsover "CSC....
     
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    Rodgers came in and literally improved every part of Celtic to be fair, from “the Celtic brand” all the way to the performances on the pitch. Quit due to the lure of EPL football and the board having different visions on how to move the club forward. Lennon meanwhile is the polar opposite from that, worst defensive record in Europe, media conferences that are * and embarrassing and performing bad on the pitch. But he’s a Celtic icon (I say icon because he’s not fit for legendary status, for me anymore) and most importantly cheap.
     
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    Couldn't actually believe what i was hearing, i'm beginning to think he's just taking the * now, the more he talks the more farcical it gets.
     
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  5. PaddyBhoy Gold Member Gold Member

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    The more he talks the less a chance hes gonna have of me having any respect for him on the other side of his sacking.

    Although that respect is probably already gone.

    Sad days. Frustrating days. * days
     
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    The problem is the rancid board. Hate the bile at lennon man. Maybe he does or doesn't have enough cash to walk away might be his last job in football for all we know. He'll want to turn this around more than anyone. If he gave a truly honest interview he would be slated for bringing down morale and turning the players against him.

    He needs to go 100% but he's being hung out to dry by the board and they deserve all of the anger.
     
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  7. thailandceltic From Immigration to Domination

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    The * probably has more money than most off us on this forum combined.. fell sorry for him my bollix...he can get ta * ASAP before its too late.. simple really

    As for the board.. as much as I despise them...they backed him this summer..too much if anything
     
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    Totally agree mate Rodgers was a great coach- he brought out the best in player s who were already there and aye got us into the champions league group stages twice

    far better manager than Lennon but he also came to Celtic when they were miles ahead of every other team in the league- and as much as he got us to group stages his tactics v good teams was horrendous and although a step up from Europa league we were the still the main main whipping boys of Europe - dembele and sinky were good signings but his eye for a player was poor aswell- guys like Gamboa, Jack hendry- de vries, kouassi, Commper to name but a few were shocking
     
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    I think it’s dd that needs to go now


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    Keeper goes a long way to sorting out that defence though should go all out for mckenzie


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  11. Henrik 07 Gold Member Gold Member

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    NEIL LENNON knows only too well that in Glasgow, being second to your city rivals is a million miles away from being satisfactory. So too is he acutely aware that Celtic’s recent record of two wins from 11 matches is a million miles away from being remotely acceptable to the club’s supporters.

    Still, the Celtic manager – for he remains so despite the will of many fans – believes that his team aren’t a million miles away from turning the corner, and he cites their performance in the defeat to AC Milan on Thursday night as proof of his theory.


    Going forward, they were indeed impressive at times. Their attacking verve seemed to have returned, with the likes of Tom Rogic and Odsonne Edouard in particular looking to be back in the old groove.

    Defensively though, Lennon’s team was a shambles, and he is aware of that too even if he may have phrased his assessment a little more diplomatically. Weak in the tackle and lacking the desire to protect their box, the 27 goals they have conceded in this awful 11-game run speak of a team that couldn’t keep weans out of a close, never mind professional strikers off of the scoresheet.


    Lennon saw enough in their performance overall though to suggest that brighter times may be ahead, and soon.

    “I know it’s all about perspective and I don’t want to sound like a happy clapper, either,” Lennon said. “But I don’t think we are a million miles away from being a real force again and a good side.

    “We’ve had a few hiccups to sort out and settle down defensively, but, overall, I’ve got to be pleased with what I got in Milan in terms of quality of performance.

    “I think we lacked a little bit of physicality in certain moments. That's all. We need to tackle better and we need to do the dirty bits of the game better.

    “In the second half of the game over in Prague the week before, we dominated for 35 minutes after half-time, but it didn’t feel as though we were going to break Sparta down.


    “This time, it felt as though we were going to break Milan down on more than occasion in the second half at 3-2. The frustrating thing is we’re chasing a game when we shouldn’t be.”

    What also gives Lennon confidence of a quick turnaround in fortunes is what he sees when he looks into the eyes of his players; a desire to put things right.

    There have been heart-to-hearts with individuals as Lennon tries to coax out the performances that had Celtic sweeping all before them up until this season, and he believes he can tease those sort of levels from his men once more.

    “We speak to them individually as well as a group,” he said.

    “I had a long chat with Jeremie [Frimpong] on Thursday in the afternoon before the game. I had a good half an hour sat with him.

    “He was outstanding in the San Siro. I don’t know if it had anything to do with the chat that we had, but he went out there and played bravely.


    “I don’t just want to speak to them about football. I want to get to know what’s going on with them.

    “I want to know how they are getting on in Glasgow with the restrictions, how they are coping with it all. They are also human beings.

    “Jeremie was pretty positive about the whole thing and he’s sort of gone out and it manifested itself in his performance in Milan.

    “They are good boys, they are really good lads and they are working really hard.

    “I’ve done it with many of them. Senior players, younger players. The response has been good.

    “Kris Ajer is still a young man. Ryan Christie is the same, so is Odsonne [Edouard].

    “We are having a bad run and it's probably the first one we have had in five, six or 10 years.

    “There has been long chats with a few of them over the past few days just to see where we are as a group.

    “I thought they did a lot of good things in Milan and that pleased me.”

    A worry to Lennon though is that the improved showing came at least a little from the surroundings on Thursday night, with the adrenaline rush of playing at the San Siro - even when it is deserted - perhaps squeezing an extra percentage point or two from his players.

    He has challenged them now to produce those same levels back on home territory against St Johnstone tomorrow.

    “Home or away, it doesn’t matter,” he said. “The performance needs to reach the levels it did on Thursday night.


    “We have to be inspired by our home stadium and, even though it’s without supporters, we have to play as strongly as we did in the San Siro. If we do, we’ll be fine.

    “More than ever, the players have to motivate themselves. And we do our best as a backroom team to motivate them as best we can.

    “There has been a lot of soul searching from them in the last few days and I got the response I was looking for in Milan.

    “I’ve had a chat with a few of them and they are all in it. They are all head scratching, but they showed on Thursday night what a good team they can be.

    “We took the game to Milan in the San Siro. I think it may have inspired them a bit to going out and playing there.

    “So, hopefully, going back to Celtic Park is going to inspire them even more now.

    “St Johnstone have been on a decent run. Callum (Davidson) has gone in off the back of Tommy (Wright) being there so long, but he knows the club inside out and he knows the players inside out.

    “They are always stodgy opposition to play against and they may feel we are a little bit vulnerable. But it doesn’t matter who we are playing. We have to try and end this run of draws and defeats as quickly as possible.”













    Celtic are bracing themselves for further protests against manager Neil Lennon and the club hierarchy when they take on St Johnstone tomorrow at Celtic Park.

    Fences have been erected around the stadium in a bid to deter scenes similar to those that were witnessed following the League Cup defeat to Ross County last weekend.

    Those measures did not however deter supporters' group The Green Brigade from staging their own protest at the ground yesterday, erecting a banner aping the Zoom call in which majority shareholder and chief executive Peter Lawwell offered their backing to manager Lennon, and accusing them of losing connection with the Celtic support.


    That demonstration came just hours after Lennon had urged fans not to protest at Celtic Park, saying it only serves to undermine his attempts at turning their season around.

    “Hopefully, they [fans] will be celebrating a victory as that’s what we’ll be trying to do,” Lennon said. “I’ve touched on what we thought of it last Sunday and, if it is going to be reminiscent, it’s not what we need or what the players need at the minute.


    “We know what’s at stake and we know what we have to do. If we play anywhere near the levels we did in Milan and we transfer that into Sunday [then we should win].

    “We looked far more like ourselves in Milan. I was disappointed with the third and fourth goals. We had enough bodies to be dealing with it and we should be dealing with it.

    “We played very well under the circumstances and we played with bravery, so we need to take that forward now."

    A statement from The Green Brigade read: "Events over the course of the last two weeks have further highlighted that change is desperately required at Celtic Football Club.

    "Three consecutive defeats have added to an already disastrous start to the season.

    "Whilst we still believe that a managerial change is unfortunately necessary, the structural problems within the club run deeper.

    "A recent statement released in Peter Lawwell's name urged unity, but this can only occur with leadership that puts the good of the club first.


    "If the current custodians cannot provide that in this crucial moment, they are demonstrating that they are unfit to hold the positions that they do."
     
  12. bkk bhoy

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    The media should just pose one single question to Lennon...

    Please tell us the name of any player who has improved under your second spell at the club..

    Speak up, you dont need to name them all, just one name will do.....
     
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  13. markybhoy1976 Gold Member Gold Member

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    I’ve sent you a message.
     
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  14. Bobo_ Gold Member Gold Member

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    Bookies in the free state are open. From memory, that’s where the poster resides
     
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    Yes, exactly...for instance it's taken Gerrard 3 years to win his first title.
     
  16. SuperZidane

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    There
    There is no correlation between these 2 situations.

    Wenger was nearly 70 and had been at Arsenal for 22 years.
    Arsenal in EPL terms had been widely outspent by all their nearest rivals.
    They had failed to qualify for the ECL for the last 2 years and hadn't won a league title in 14 years.

    Lennon was 47 when he took over from Rodgers.
    Celtic had won 7 league titles (and the 8th was on a plate for him) including entry to the ECL qualifiers.
    Celtic have spent 32 million since Lennon came back so we have massively outspent our rivals.

    The challenge of making Arsenal EPL title contenders is much harder than doing it for us.

    The appointment of any new manager is always a risk - no doubt. But given the squad and finances we have, our form this season has been a disgrace as have Lennon's BS after match comments.

    I honestly think that, while it will soon be too late for the league title, any half decent manager can get a lot more out of our squad than Lennon has.

    Assuming that DD\PL don't give it to Kennedy or some real cheap untested option, I think bringing in a new manager is pretty low risk for us at the moment.
     
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  17. neilly1987 Do I look happy? Do I look settled? Gold Member

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    It blows my mind that folk still think he's the man for the job and argue the point.
     
  18. Sonic Reducer

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    Who is saying that...I don't see anyone on here!
     
  19. honda Gold Member Gold Member

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    Probably any sevco fan on twitter :56:
     
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  20. Sonic Reducer

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    On the money...shove the media in there too.