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Celtic: Ramon Vega gives honest verdict on old friend Neil Lennon
Former Celtic player Ramon Vega described manager Neil Lennon as a ‘lost soul’ after his side’s 2-2 draw against Hibernian on Saturday.
Vega worried for Lennon
The Bhoys found themselves struggling at Easter Road and had to claw back from 2-0 down with 30 minutes left to steal a late point through Diego Laxalt’s 91st-minute equaliser.
This led to the Irish tactician scolding his players to the media after the full-time whistle after a recent run of disappointing results in the Premiership and in Europe – they are yet to pick up a win on the continent this season (via BBC Sport).
Here is what Vega had to say on Twitter about Lennon after watching his post-match interview, where the boss said that he was not in a position to defend his players.
I’m sorry to say this needs be sort it out. When the manager starts to criticise in public the players it looks like a lost soul in the dressing room and players not taking the responsibility and the Manager does not get the respect he should get.@Celticnewsnow https://t.co/dFyaO6Qh0q
— Ramon Vega (@Ramon_Vega71) November 22, 2020
Vega, who was a centre-back during his playing days, had a brief spell on loan at Parkhead during the 2000/01 campaign, scoring four goals in 25 appearances (Soccerbase) and played closely alongside Lennon that season under Martin O’Neill.
Transfer Tavern take
After all of the success that Lennon has had as a player and manager over the years, this will be one of the most difficult spells of his career so far.
Results are not going his way and the Bhoys fell further behind arch-rivals Rangers, who are still unbeaten in the league this season (via BBC Sport).
Their objective of securing 10-in-a-row hangs in the balance. This week is a big one for Celtic and they must get a result in Prague to boost the confidence of the squad.
In other news, Chris Sutton gives verdict on when Celtic will ‘sack’ Neil Lennon.
