Monday 8 February 2016 07:42, UK
Tony Cascarino believes Celtic will be celebrating five titles in a row come May, but is less convinced Ronny Deila will be there to lead their assault on Europe next season.
The champions saw their lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership cut to three points following a 2-1 defeat at Aberdeen on Wednesday, but Sky pundit Cascarino says it will have little bearing on the destination of the title.
The former Republic of Ireland striker, who scored four goals in 24 games for the Hoops in 1991-92, insists they have "deep problems to address" before the start of the next campaign.
Andy Walker, like Cascarino a former Celtic striker, called for Parkhead chief executive Peter Lawwell to "act immediately" and axe the Norwegian following the Pittodrie loss, claiming there is "no evidence he can win big games".
Despite the defeat, Celtic, who were six points ahead of the Dons at the same stage last season before going on to win the league by 17, remain as low as 1-40 with the bookmakers to retain their title.
Speaking to Sky Sports Now, Cascarino said: "They will win the title but the problem is deeper. If you go back to the Champions League qualification and the Europa League, they were a huge disappointment for the club.
"Obviously losing to Ross County and Aberdeen was bad but it was the manner of the defeats. I watched a bit of it last night and it didn't feel like Celtic, so Ronny Deila is under serious pressure... but they will win the league.
"He is under pressure and I don't think that pressure will go away. I think they will make a change in the summer."
Celtic missed out on the group stages of the Champions League for the second successive season, losing in the play-offs to Swedish champions Malmo, and after dropping into the Europa League failed to register a victory in any of their six matches.
Deila's standing with the fans dropped noticeably following their poor showing on the continent and Sunday's defeat at Hampden, which put paid to their dreams of a domestic treble, had a section of supporters calling for his head on social media.
Despite going through January unbeaten - including an 8-1 home win over Hamilton which helped earn Deila the manager of the month award - Wednesday's reverse at Pittodrie did little to lighten the mood and Cascarino believes Celtic must now put 20 points between themselves and Derek McInnes' side for this campaign to be considered a success.
"Because of the success of previous managers going back to Martin O'Neill, some of the results they have had this season, they are not even matching the smaller clubs in Europe," he added.
"They have been beaten by some average teams they are expected to beat so winning the league by 20 points (would be acceptable). I know it sounds crazy, but it's not about winning the league - it's about winning by how many.
"They haven't even got Rangers to compete against them. They are far bigger than any other team in Scotland, apart from Rangers who aren't playing against them at the moment.
"I say it will probably be even tougher for them next year because Rangers will probably go up and that will mean their biggest rival will be playing against them and make the two clubs competitive again.
"As for the league, it's a no-brainer. If you look at the bookies before the start of the season, Celtic are so far odds-on it's by how many, not if they will win the league. Will it be 10 or will it be 20 points?
"At the moment, they are three points clear of Aberdeen which is a poor return for what Celtic have within their group. They just look like a team that is a bit low and it needs freshening up... and I think that will happen."
Celtic continue their bid for a domestic double this weekend when they face Lowland League side East Kilbride in the fifth round of the William Hill Scottish Cup at Broadwood Stadium.
