I may have crossed line - Lennon

24 November 2010 17:30

Celtic manager Neil Lennon admits he may have gone too far with his touchline behaviour this season.

The Irishman has been criticised for his management style which, when it became too passionate in the defeat by Hearts at Tynecastle earlier in the month, saw him sent to the stand by referee Craig Thomson.

Speaking on CLUB TV, a BBC ALBA programme which will be shown Thursday night, Lennon said: "It's a natural instinct and I think sometimes people go over the top about it and exaggerate my behaviour - they only show snippets of me arguing with officials every now and again."

He added: "It would be folly for me to say that I'm not doing anything wrong because obviously there is a line you can't cross and I may have crossed it once or twice.

"I think in the main I want that passion to be there not just from me but from the staff and the players as well but in a controlled way."

Source: PA