Ex-Celtic striker Chris Sutton says his former teammate Neil Lennon has a “huge problem” on his hands that he doubts the Irishman can fix before tomorrow’s game against Motherwell.
Following the abject 4-1 home defeat to Sparta Prague in the Europa League on Thursday night, Lennon said he needed a “culture change” in the dressing room but Sutton say the Hoops boss has very little time to implement the change he needs:
“Neil Lennon now has a huge problem. If he’s talking about a culture change, well, culture change usually means manager change. There are issues everywhere. On the pitch and off it against Sparta Prague, it was atrocious. The management and players must carry the can for the debacle.”
“Neil is my mate. He was my team-mate. But you can’t defend that and, in fairness, he didn’t attempt to do so. There’s been regression at Celtic this season. Peter Lawwell and Dermot Desmond will be thinking, ‘How is this going to change?’. This is where Neil is going to have to convince them with his work that he’s the man to turn it around. How does he do that after talking about a culture change? He needs that change in 72 hours.”
Lennon called his team “lazy” and questioned his players’ attitude after the loss to Sparta and that hardly will help in his attempt to get them back on side for the game at Fir Park.
With supporters already speculating about who could take over from Lennon, the Motherwell game may prove decisive in whether the 49-year-old stays in the hot seat.
As Sutton points out, Lennon really has it all to do to turn things around after such a disappointing display during the week.
