TOM Boyd has praised Celtic, noting that they have become the benchmark for teams in Scotland.
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After their victory at Tynecastle, Celtic have secured their 53rd title and can target a world record eighth Treble should they win the Scottish Cup Final against Inverness in June.
Boyd, who regularly appears in the gantry for Celtic TV, believes that this season has seen the team reach a high level, and that the prospect of guaranteed Champions League football may be a factor in attracting higher-calibre players to the east end of Glasgow.
He believes that the next season will be a difficult one, and that the team may need to adjust in order to remain successful.
Tom Boyd said: [Football Scotland]
“We’re the benchmark now, aren’t we? That’s what you talk about.
“Can you handle this season? Can you handle the pressure of being favourites that sometimes falls flat on its face when you get to the top, the pinnacle, and everyone wants to beat you?
“It shows the level this manager has got the team playing at. We can go through that, we can see it through – and we’ve actually got better this season.
“The task for next season will be even harder. Will it be this set of players? What helps us attract maybe a better quality of player is that we’re now guaranteed Champions League.
“That could help bring a better quality of player in and could maybe affect your budget and what you’re doing. Hopefully, whoever the manager wants to address and bring to the club, you would hope that guaranteed Champions League football would entice these players.”
Ange Postecoglou won’t allow Celtic to stand still. He’ll be keen to make some quality additions in the summer, to allow Celtic to continue their progression domestically and in Europe.
