Neil Lennon

You know what baffles me? When lenny came in he talked about us getting the ball forward and into dangerous areas much quicker, and for a while we did. * happened to that? The football is so slow and pedestrian.

 

Totally agree with this, Lennon should have been able to bring his back room staff in.
But he has allowed that to happen, maybe it’s coincidence but we have played poorly since Duff left and Strachan came in.

 

I still think he would be able to do it for a month or 8. Till the end of the season. Build up the team have some strojg team with him. However he is a very loyal man. Dont think we would do that to Lenny.

 

We have plenty of players who “get” Celtic. Brown, McGregor, Forrest, Jullien, Ajer, Duffy. I don’t believe they’re not trying.

Some players need a rocket up their *, and it’s the job of Lennon to provide that rocket. If we can all see that Ntcham is bringing nothing to the table, then why is he still starting games? We have enough options in midfield.

 

I said it at the time and I will say it again. If you go for the cheap option you will get cheap solutions. At the time he took over as caretakers manager he was drawing every other game. He got appointed on the back of the cup final win. Didn't want him to come in then and I still don't want him here now.

 

I've been wondering this for a while. That style of play made a huge difference to us when Lennon first arrived but has now completely gone.

 

The 3-5-2 from the winter break to this is quite baffling. I just dont know what is going on

 

Yeah the difference in our play is criminal.

Can probably put it down to a few factors. Taylor provides zero pace down the left of the team. Brown in the midfield slows everything down on and off the ball. McGregor has been covering for two players in there which restricts his game. The team is constantly chopping and changing. He’s not giving players who deserve a shot any time on the pitch.

Just a few reasons. Probably missing out some other obvious ones.

 

A genuine question mate - Who do you believe has the better tactical knowledge of possession/attacking style football, Lenny or Gerard?

Not saying he’s a good manager, but He have the players suitable to his style, and have had time to build it up to this point.

Lennon has by far the better squad, but the players is the exact opposite in style to what Lennon had in his first stint here.


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He should go or be sacked. How can you defend him?

 

Aye, so nothing.

All this ‘intelligence stuff’ and they’ve won * all..

We’ve got some issues to sort out no doubt but Gerrard isn’t some sort of master technician..

 

We’ve lost on league game, win our game in hand and it’s only a point, very early in the season..


We had Edouard, Christie, Forrest, Elhamed, Bitton all out with Ajeti and Griff not fully fit, wonder how their squad would have coped with that..

 

Yesterday’s result and performance was coming for weeks.

Lennon’s inconsistency with with formation as well as selection has massively hindered us. Even when we’ve played 3-5-2 he’s no played 2 strikers up front.

Yes we were missing X Y and Z but if we had a set formation and style of play which was worked on week in, week out then the players stepping in would have had a much better chance.

I’d say Lennon wants his teams to play quick, direct, attacking football but I’m seeing the complete opposite. I’m seeing a team devoid of ideas, slow passing, rigid, pragmatic.

His deluded comments following our poor performances haven’t helped. He should have been coming out and slating the performances but he can’t because he won’t get it away with it after his comments post Ferenvarcos.

 

Understand what you are saying but I feel even if we had those players it would have still been a shitshow. Hes lost the dressing room and the players couldnt give a *

 

Yep, sums it all up. Then he defended Griff and Ajeti not playing by saying there was no way they were fit. Yet Laxalt started, not having played since June. Utter nonsense!!

 

Gerard has won nothing with a win % lower than other managers who’ve been sacked by the Huns...

He has a shape that’s quite effective and they turned up and we didn’t yesterday as simple as that.

Lenny deserves the criticism, absolutely..

But calls for his head are premature and replacing him now would be an unnecessary gamble, we’ve got work to do but our recruitment has been good and the squad is good..

It’s raw just now but we had a lot of players missing and 5 derby debutants and it showed.

 

Lenny is from an era when team talks and dressing room atmosphere was enough to do well, the games moved on dramatically in the last decade in terms of systems and tactics, and he's clearly miles off it. Plus the players don't even look motivated or fighting for each other, so i'm no seeing this light at the end of the tunnel with lenny that some are.

We've lost one league game aye, but been totally unconvincing. Even the Hamilton and Ross county games where we put 5 past them. we looked ropey as *, especially at the back. And in europe its been shown even the poorest of sides with a game plan can stiffle us. I'm never going to turn on lenny as a man, but his times up for me as a manager, he's been relying on the quality of the squad to deliver in games to this point.