Celtic brought back goalkeeper Fraser Forster this summer.
Celtic goalkeeper Fraser Forster has told Four Four Two that he thinks boss Neil Lennon has changed since his first spell at Parkhead, with more experience under his belt now.
The Bhoys were busy over the course of the summer transfer window, and it was no great surprise to see them go for a new goalkeeper to strengthen Lennon’s squad.
Craig Gordon had been unable to supplant Scott Bain for some time, and when Bain suffered an injury over the summer, landing another stopper was a natural move.
Lennon decided to go back in for a goalkeeper he’s worked with before, as he snapped up Southampton stopper Forster on a season-long loan deal.
The pair worked together at Celtic in two loan spells between 2010 and 2012, and then permanently from 2012 to 2014 before Lennon left Celtic and Forster joined Southampton.
With Forster third-choice at Southampton and struggling for first-team football, he unsurprisingly jumped at the chance to return to Celtic and work with Lennon again.
Forster has now admitted that he thinks Lennon has ‘changed a bit’ since their first spell together, believing that he’s showing more experience in his decision making.
Forster praised Lennon for his man-management, but he is now even better at knowing what to say to his players to get the best out of them, admitting he’s ‘buzzing’ to be back with Lennon at Parkhead once again.
“I think he’s changed a bit,” said Forster. “The big thing for me with the gaffer is he’s always such a good man-manager. He knows what each player needs, whether it’s someone who needs shouting at or someone who needs an arm round them.”
“He’s just got that experience. Like all of us he’s a bit older and just has that ability to know what to say to people and get the best out of people and make them feel good about themselves. If you do that, you’re going to get the most out of players on the pitch. From my point of view he has been fantastic and I’m just buzzing to be back working with him,” he added.
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