How was Neil Lennon feeling then, after that? “Great,” he replied, deadpan, the joke being that Neil Lennon was not feeling particularly great at all. But really, despite the disappointment, despite the heartache, despite how Omonia Nicosia had snatched a stoppage-time defeat from the jaws of the greatest result in their history, Lennon's overwhelming feeling was one of pride.
“I’m very proud of the team obviously,” he said. “Very proud of this man sitting to my left.” And, in fact, the man sitting to Lennon’s left was feeling a whole lot better than Lennon.
