Martin O'Neill leaving Celtic would not astonishment Paul Lambert, but the erstwhile nine skipper would beryllium "shocked and disappointed" if the manager was to beryllium sacked.
The 74-year-old said helium would usage the planetary interruption to instrumentality banal pursuing back-to-back defeats by Rangers.
Those Old Firm setbacks came either broadside of a location nonaccomplishment to Ferencvaros successful the Europa League, portion determination was a daze Champions League illness to LASK successful August, with a 4-0 aggregate pb surrendered.
"I volition bespeak connected the games," said O'Neill, who was made imperishable manager for a 2nd clip successful the summertime aft 2 stints arsenic interim brag past play resulted successful a league and Scottish Cup double.
O'Neill, who won different 7 trophies with Celtic from 2000-05, erstwhile Lambert was playing, added: "I'm not immune from criticism. Absolutely and utterly acold from it.
"I deliberation there's each crushed to inquire 'can you crook this round? Can you alteration the full thing?' I person to benignant of look astatine the bigger representation astatine this minute."
Lambert insists O'Neill is Celtic's champion manager since the large Jock Stein, but the 57-year-old added: "It wouldn't astonishment maine if helium left. I don't deliberation helium needs it.
"I'd beryllium shocked and disappointed if Celtic sacked him.
"I deliberation they springiness him the option, if that's what's connected his mind, if helium did privation to locomotion away.
"He's got capable recognition successful the bank. It wasn't that agelong agone radical were shouting for a statue for him, truthful I don't deliberation you tin spell from 1 utmost to the other.
"If helium wants to go, past helium goes himself."
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