The Hoops interim boss has sealed an eighth consecutive Scottish Premiership title and could complete the treble treble this weekend.
Celtic legend Mark McGhee has urged people to appreciate the fact that Neil Lennon took a “huge risk” in his reputation and CV by taking the Hoops job on an interim basis.
The Northern Irishman, who previously held the reins at Parkhead, took the job again this year after Brendan Rodgers’s switch to Leicester City with an eighth consecutive Scottish Premiership title and the treble treble on the line.
Lennon has succeeded in getting Celtic over the line in the league, albeit with a few hiccups, and on Saturday they will face Hearts at Hampden Park in the Scottish Cup final, the final piece of the jigsaw for the historic treble treble.
The prospect of the former Hibs boss being appointed permanently at Parkhead has split opinion down the middle, with some fans eager to have him on board again and others calling for someone else to take the reins.
McGhee, however, believes that even just the fact that Lennon took the job was a big deal in itself, suggesting there is much more to lose from a personal perspective than to gain should he fail to secure the treble treble.
“It’s too easy to say that Brendan left, and all Lenny had to do was take them over the line, but trust me, there was a huge risk to Lenny’s reputation and his future in taking on that job,” McGhee told Herald Scotland. “I don’t think that everyone appreciates that, because there was still a bit of work to be done to get it across the line, and there still is with the game on Saturday.
“I just feel that the pressure and the risk that Lenny took on in order to take the job is to be admired. If he achieves it, he deserves a huge amount of credit for the football part in terms of getting it done, but also in handling the pressure and the challenge.”
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