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Neil Lennon admits Celtic over-play at times

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Celtic boss Neil Lennon led his side to a 2-0 victory over Hearts last night.

Neil Lennon Former Celtic manager at the Scottish Premiership Match between Celtic and Inverness Caley Thistle at Celtic Park on May 24, 2015 in Glasgow, Scotland.

Celtic boss Neil Lennon has told the club’s official website that he feels that the side still overplay.

When Brendan Rodgers was in charge he created a style at Celtic which demanded that they retained possession and stayed patient.

But Lennon is open to a slightly more direct approach in the final third.

And even though Celtic won 2-0 against St. Mirren, Lennon felt that there was still room for improvement.

“Tonight, we created a number of good chances, and if there’s any criticism at all, it’s that we didn’t win the game by a bigger margin, we were in total control,” he said.

“If we’d scored the penalty, that’d have put us 2-0 up before half-time and we would have been in cruise control at that point. I think there are times where we overplay in games, and that’s not a massive criticism, but I just want to get us over the line.”

Celtic took the lead against St. Mirren early on when Timothy Weah finished well.

3rd April 2019, The Simple Digital Arena, Paisley, Scotland; Ladbrokes Premiership football, St Mirren versus Celtic; Celtic Caretaker Manager Neil Lennon appeals to the referee for a foul

The Bhoys never really looked like slipping up after that, but it took them a long time to extend their advantage.

In the end it took a late strike from Ryan Christie to seal the three points for Celtic.

Celtic’s win means that they have retained their 13 point advantage at the top of the Scottish Premiership table, with their next match coming against Livingston.

Celtic's new interim manager Neil Lennon is unveiled at Celtic Park on February 27, 2019 in Glasgow, Scotland.