Troubled year for Celtic’s Lennon ends in cup win
Posted Sunday, May 22, 2011 by YAHOO Sport
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP)—Neil Lennon ended a troubled first full season as Celtic manager with glory in the Scottish Cup after his side beat Motherwell 3-0 on Saturday.
Ki Sung-yueng and Charlie Mulgrew scored either side of Stephen Craigan’s own goal at Hampden Park.
“It’s an unbelievable performance from all the boys,” Ki said. “We are a little bit disappointed because we didn’t win the league, but before the game we said we would play for the fans and play for ourselves so we finish the season with a big trophy
“We believed in ourselves and knew our quality was much stronger than Motherwell’s.”
Lennon has faced death threats, had parcel bombs sent to him and been attacked by a fan on a touchline in recent months.
The Northern Irishman took charge of Celtic in March 2010 and has produced the Glasgow club’s first trophy since the 2009 Scottish League Cup.
But in the Scottish Premier League, Celtic finished one point behind Glasgow rival Rangers, which won a third straight title.
“I want the big one on the CV, the sooner the better,” Lennon said.
However, there is no certainty that Lennon will be Celtic manager next season.
“I will sit down with the board hopefully this week or next and discuss if I’m the man to take the club forward or not,” Lennon said.
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