It should be up to 'brilliant' O'Neill whether he stays as Celtic boss - Lambert
It should be Martin O'Neill's decision whether he stays on as Celtic manager, according to the club's former midfielder Paul Lambert. O'Neill masterminded Celtic's dramatic title triumph - his fourth with the club, 22 years on from his third. The 74-year-old said after the final-day win over Hearts that there had been no talks regarding his future, but Lambert believes it would be "great" for the club if O'Neill were to stay on.
"When he got the job, I said he was the only manager that could have gone in there and turned it around," Lambert told BBC Radio Scotland. "That's why I thought it was a brilliant appointment. "It's the way he is, he gets players to run that extra yard for him "Is it the greatest Celtic team I've ever seen?
No. What I do give the lads credit for is never giving in, even though they weren't performing to their best levels. "The manager has nothing to prove.
His record at the club stands up to anyone. The age thing doesn't wash with me. "He's a brilliant manager and if Celtic keep him, great.
That's if he wants to stay, it's his decision. " Lambert was asked if the lure of making an impression in Europe might be tempting for O'Neill. A Champions League winner with Borrusia Dortmund in 1997, he replied: "Celtic will need to improve vastly to compete at that level.