Celtic boss Neil Lennon comments on managing Jozo Simunovic

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Jozo Simunovic is an important player for Celtic.

Celtic manager Neil Lennon has suggested to The Scottish Sun that he has to manage Jozo Simunovic differently from the rest of his players.

Simunovic, who is one of the most important players in the Celtic team, has had injury issues in recent times.

Lennon has admitted that the 24-year-old central defender cannot play three games in a row, and that he will have to manage him in a different way.

Lennon told The Scottish Sun about Simunovic: “We have to manage Jozo. We know with his history he may not be able to do three games in a week and that’s fine.

“We’ve modified his training and it’s something we’ll address as we go along. If needs must, we’ll play him on plastic — but we’ll be careful.”

Dominating Scottish football

Celtic have been the absolute dominant force in Scotland for a number of years now, and for the past three seasons, the Hoops have won the domestic treble.

Lennon was successful at Celtic as a player and as a manager in his first spell at the Hoops, and he also made sure that the Glasgow giants won the league title and the Scottish Cup this past season after the club had clinched the Scottish League Cup under Brendan Rodgers.

Rangers will be determined to push Celtic hard next season, but the Bhoys will start the 2019-20 campaign as favourites to win the Scottish Premiership, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish league Cup.