There remains a tendency to be drawn to every outbreak of controversy, and a defiance that is expressed through aggression and posturing, but Scott Brown has re-established himself as the central figure in Celtic's midfield.
Some of his team-mates might have been more prominent at times this season, and others are more adept at aspects of the game, but Neil Lennon is only the latest manager to consider Brown an essential figure.
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