Lennon hails 'brilliant' Bhoys
Neil Lennon described his Celtic side's performance in the 5-0 Champions League win against Nomme Kalju on Wednesday as "brilliant".
The Scottish champions romped to victory in the first leg of their second qualifying round at Celtic Park thanks to a brace from Ryan Christie and further goals from Kristoffer Ajer, Callum McGregor and Leigh Griffiths on his return from a spell out of the game to recover from mental health issues.
It's a clean sheet, it's five goals and it puts a real marker down. It's still obviously a work in progress.
Neil Lennon
It leaves Celtic with one foot in the third qualifying round, despite the second leg to come in Estonia next week, but a pleased Lennon still sees room for improvement from his players.
"It's a brilliant performance and I can't ask for anything more from the players," he said. "To call it straightforward is a bit unflattering towards them.
"It took a little bit of time to get going but once we got the goal then they really upped the tempo.
"It's a clean sheet, it's five goals and it puts a real marker down. It's still obviously a work in progress."
On Griffith's comeback goal, Lennon added: "I'm delighted for him. he's doing what he does best.
"The reception he's had from the players since he's come back, and the supporters and the club, it makes me very happy and proud. He's got a huge lift from all of that.
"Now he needs to keep a level. he's still got a bit of work to do on his conditioning, as you can see but that will do his confidence the world of good. You could see what it meant to him."
Meanwhile, Celtic are 11/2 to complete the domestic treble of Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup in the 2019/20 season.
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Neil Lennon described his Celtic side's performance in the 5-0 Champions League win against Nomme Kalju on Wednesday as "brilliant".
The Scottish champions romped to victory in the first leg of their second qualifying round at Celtic Park thanks to a brace from Ryan Christie and further goals from Kristoffer Ajer, Callum McGregor and Leigh Griffiths on his return from a spell out of the game to recover from mental health issues.
It's a clean sheet, it's five goals and it puts a real marker down. It's still obviously a work in progress.
Neil Lennon
It leaves Celtic with one foot in the third qualifying round, despite the second leg to come in Estonia next week, but a pleased Lennon still sees room for improvement from his players.
"It's a brilliant performance and I can't ask for anything more from the players," he said. "To call it straightforward is a bit unflattering towards them.
"It took a little bit of time to get going but once we got the goal then they really upped the tempo.
"It's a clean sheet, it's five goals and it puts a real marker down. It's still obviously a work in progress."
On Griffith's comeback goal, Lennon added: "I'm delighted for him. he's doing what he does best.
"The reception he's had from the players since he's come back, and the supporters and the club, it makes me very happy and proud. He's got a huge lift from all of that.
"Now he needs to keep a level. he's still got a bit of work to do on his conditioning, as you can see but that will do his confidence the world of good. You could see what it meant to him."
Meanwhile, Celtic are 11/2 to complete the domestic treble of Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup in the 2019/20 season.
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Source: bet365.com
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