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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. MattD

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    Most embarrassing night in a long time. Would take Deila over Lennon tbh.

    And if anyone genuinely thinks Lennon isn't a backward step compared to Rodgers (as much of a * he acted), then they need their * heads seen to. Objectively speaking, Rodgers level of management is what we want not this half arsed wannabe Sunday League coach.
     
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  2. Hammy89 Gold Member Gold Member

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  3. MacEwan MV3 Gold Member

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    He’s probably taken a good £5m-£10m off Edouard’s valuation too.

    All it takes is interested clubs to call his agent and find out if Lennon meant him, instant leverage the negotiations.
     
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    Agree my guess would be ajer he's referring to and very likely others

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  5. wulliebad

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    If players do not want to be here then why the * is the manager playing them.If a player want out then bench him,do not care how good he is...bench him.Plenty at the club to take his place.
     
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  6. straighttalker

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    I would accept it if he made the mistakes and admitted it. Put his hands up.

    You can see he is clearly emotionally compromised and some of his comments tonight were those of someone who his cracking. He's breaking, 3 * weeks into the season
     
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  7. Officer Doofy Come to me, human man Gold Member

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    He's lost the plot.

    Hopefully he walks.
     
  8. Notorious Gold Member Gold Member

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    Neil Lennon reckons Celtic 's clash with Ferencvaros was EASIER than he anticipated - despite his side slumping to a shock defeat.


    The Premiership champions crashed out of Champions League qualifying at the second round as they went down 2-1 at home to the Hungarians.



    Lennon 's team dominated for long spells but were stunned by goals from David Siger and Tokmac Nguyen either side of Ryan Christie's second-half equaliser sent the Hoops packing.

    The manager buckled up for a pulsating test against Sergei Rebrov's team and feels his players should have made lighter work of their opponents.

    But the Irishman admits he must take his share of responsibility after naming a team without a recognised striker in the absence of injured Odsonne Edouard.

    He said: "The game was actually a lot easier than what I thought it was going to be, but we didn't take our chances. We had plenty of them.

    The first goal we can maybe legislate a little bit, the second goal is really poor decision making. It's individual mistakes. It's cost us against Copenhagen and it's cost us again tonight.

    It's not fine going out at this stage of the competition, because we're better than that.

    I'm devastated. It shouldn't happen. It's a poor result. We dominated the game, umpteen chances.

    "We conceded two really poor goals, so we all have to take responsibility for it.

    "Certainly, I do, for the team selection.

    "But we had more than enough chances to win the game twice over."


    Defensive mistakes cost Celtic dear on both goals with Sigen given the freedom of Parkhead to fire home the opener before Tokmac capitalised on Hatem Abd Elhamed's uncertainty to slot the winner.

    A gutted Lennon fears a "malaise" has taken hold of his side as he fired a stark warning to his squad, insisting they're "not as good as they think they are".

    He continued: "(The goals were) really poor. The first one, it's only Broony trying to get out to the ball, there's another four or five going wrong side for some reason to get out to the ball.



    The second is an individual error we should've dealt with comfortably.

    "It's a basic mistake, I'm sick of seeing us make basic defensive mistakes.


    We did the same against Copenhagen when we were on top, sometimes you can't legislate for that.

    "He (Elhamed) is in the right position, all he has to do is deal with it and he doesn't. And we get punished for it.

    "In the final third we should've been better as well as we had so many opportunities to score.

    "The players need to buckle up. They've been OK, some of their attitudes has to be better.

    "They have to come and want to play for the club.

    "I'm just detecting a little bit of malaise, sometimes, among them.




    Sometimes they're not as good as what they think they are.

    "We have to analyse where we went wrong and make it a season to remember as we go on."
     
  9. stubhoy07 Gold Member Gold Member

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    Terrible terrible night. Am not going to defend Lennon on this one, not for one second. I like the guy and have a lot of faith in him but tactically we were wrong and changes didn't come soon enough and when they did that was wrong too. Usually on nights like this is put the blame 100% at the boards feet. But tonight o cannot and will not do that. That being said, I cannot help but wonder. If ajeti come 4/5 weeks ago he may have been match fit for tonight. Would that made a difference? If Shane Duffy is a genuine target and we had him tonight would that have made a difference? Alot of ifs and buts, ultimately Lennon made the wrong decisions and the team wasn't good enough (embarrassingly enough).

    We need to really revise our season quick though. If our start is anything to go by it could be a season to remember for all the wrong reasons.

    The main thing I cannot get my head around is arguably our two best results last season was Lazio home and away. If memory serves me right we started 352 in both games. Surely between klimala, ajeti and Griff we could have had them prepared weeks in advance of this game to go that way? If not is our training right? Or is this the very lack of commitment to the club Lennon is talking about tonight? (In particular Griffith's)
     
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    Dont disagree. Timing all wrong to go about it. Reactive Rage But I bet that was what was going through his head.

    I just hope it doesnt fracture the dressing room.
     
  11. wulliebad

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    Its maybe long overdue,lenny ripping the dressing room a new *.
     
  12. Crilly Hakuhna matata

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    Lenny can lick my * * if he’s tryna throw players under the bus. Christie worked his * off out there was way off form last 15 mins cause he was bollox tired from the shift he put in
     
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  13. Seán Mac D Gold Member Gold Member

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    Ajeti has reason for that, Griffiths doesn't.
     
  14. CH4 Gold Member Gold Member

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    Well the YES man will say what his bosses tell him to say
     
  15. celtic warrior

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    Lennon reverting back to his ill tempered bursts of anger.

    Great. You know when players try too hard and as a result they play a * of a game? think Lennon is trying too hard as he's got 10iar and trying to get European football on top of it.

    I've near given up on champions league. We are out of it more than we are in it now, it's a joke.
     
  16. King of Kings

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    It could be any one of half a dozen players tbh.

    Our problem isn’t lack of desire. It’s poor team shape, bad tactical decisions, an inability to defend properly, and an inability to break teams down.

    We dominated today and scored one goal from a deflection. Last weekend we were again reliant on a scrappy goal from our new signing.

    We have some major issues at the club just now, and questions need to be asked. The players look lost.
     
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  17. Mr Shelby Moderator Moderator Gold Member

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    His comments after the game are the ramblings of a man who knows hes cunted it.
     
  18. MacEwan MV3 Gold Member

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    The players hold all the leverage over transfers. Not the team. Lennon can’t just sell them where he wants to.
     
  19. littlekennie

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    Why drop bitton he was settling nicely if ajer wanted away


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  20. wulliebad

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    Im tired of lenny and his interviews,he is seeing stuff that no one else has seen.
     
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  21. bhoy81

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    Lennon has literally wiped millions off potential sales for these players who allegedly don’t want to be here. Wonder why they don’t want to be here? Sick of Lennon and his *?

    After tonight it certainly looks that way. I’m scunnered with the result and I’m even more scunnered with what he has come out and said! I think he has lost what little faith he had left with the support and the dressing room.

    We drop anymore points in the league and lose the first game against them he would walk away.

    I think the fall out of tonight hasn’t even started and it’s going to get worse.

    My heart says everything is gonna be ok, we will win the 10, my head is saying this is the night we * the 10.

    I’m * sick after this loss
     
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