Celtic finished nine points ahead of their Old Firm rivals Rangers in the Scottish Premiership this season.
Kenny Dalglish has claimed that Celtic will have ‘more’ to do than Rangers this summer as he warned the Gers about their ‘discipline’ for next season.
The Scottish Premiership champions are yet to decide on who their permanent manager will be next season, with Neil Lennon currently in the hot seat.
Added with that, head of recruitment, Lee Congerton recently departed his role in Glasgow to join Brendan Rodgers at Leicester City [LCFC’s official website].
Former Scotland international Dalglish commented on the important summer ahead for the Old Firm duo as they chase silverware next season.
“There will be quite a bit of work taking place at both Celtic and Rangers during the close season,” Dalglish told the Sunday Post. “If anything, I expect there to be more goings-on at Parkhead than over at Ibrox. A number of Celtic players will leave, and several new ones will be brought in.
“But before the club even gets to that stage, they will have to work out the dynamic of the next managerial appointment and the role of the director of football and the head of recruitment.
“He will not underestimate Celtic and their strengths, but he will have a belief about him. The key is seeing that same desire and confidence from his players. He will also want to see the players show much better discipline. Having another 12 or 13 red cards next season will only lead to them failing to lift the big prizes.”
Before Celtic can think about next season, they will be looking towards the weekend and trying to beat Hearts in the Scottish Cup final.
If they do pull off another victory at Hampden then it’ll secure the treble-treble for the Glasgow giants and further indicate their dominance in Scotland.
But next season, Steven Gerrard’s Rangers, who finished as runners-up, will want to put a stop to that, both in the league and in the cup competitions.
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