Neil Lennon deserves a lot of credit for Olivier Ntcham’s form.
It’s fair to say that Celtic fans were divided over Neil Lennon’s appointment this summer.
Lennon helped the Hoops to a historic treble Treble after taking the reins from Brendan Rodgers in February.
But a number of very exciting names were linked with being Rodgers’s long-term successor, including Jose Mourinho bizarrely.
However, the Northern Irishman is doing a cracking job as things stand, but his greatest success since returning to Celtic might be getting Olivier Ntcham back on song.
The French midfielder, dreadful during the second half of last season, was exceptional again yesterday as Lennon’s side thrashed Motherwell 5-2 at Fir Park.
It’s taken a while, but Ntcham is finally beginning to look like the £4.5 million player that he was under Rodgers [The Daily Mail].
Lennon deserves so much credit for his turnaround because, this time last month, the former Manchester City man looked finished at Parkhead after inflammatory comments about his future.
The Celtic boss said he would handle it internally and have a chat with Ntcham to figure out a way forward. Whatever was said, it has worked unbelievably well.
He wasn’t a popular choice, but Ntcham’s form is a reminder that Lennon is a fine manager and those who doubted him should be coming round more and more.
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