AS HE suns himself on a beach and kicks back against the daily grind, Ronny Deila will appear like any other holidaymaker this summer.

However, Celtic's Norwegian manager has revealed that no matter how far away he may be from the demands of Lennoxtown, he is never entirely gone in spirit.

Deila will return from his summer break having compiled a lengthy dossier made up on the back of suggestions from players and backroom staff as to where Celtic can improve, as well as his own progressive thoughts.

It is a document he believes will create the necessary improvements within the Hoops squad that can take them on to that elusive next level.

This season the Uefa Champions League was a bridge too far for Celtic.

Yet, the taste of European football that came via the Europa League has whetted Deila's appetite for the chance to go head-to-head against Europe's elite.

And he believes Celtic's chances of conquering all three tricky qualifying rounds will be enhanced by the extensive preparations he will undertake this summer.

A meticulous planner who pays close attention to detail, Deila has spent every close season since he went into management plotting a course to personal improvement. And this year, despite the fact he has been under more pressure, scrutiny and intensity than ever before, will be no different.

"I do that every time," he revealed. "You always have to reflect on what you are doing and try to improve. I've learned so many things and that's why it is important to get away on vacation and think about what's been done well and what can be done better.

"That's when I will make the plans for next season. I do that every year - I come back with a document which makes clear what the next stage for the team is.

"I am thinking all the time, I've done that for the last seven or eight years. I have to be the leader, so I will come back with a document for them all.

"I will have a conversation with everyone, with the players also, ask them what they're thinking and I will put it all together.

"I will write a document outlining what the next stage will be, the things we need to improve on to reach our goals."

Given the fact that he has had the opportunity to immerse himself in the culture of Celtic this year and to get to know the club as well as the players, Deila will optimise his chances of grabbing a golden ticket to Europe's most prestigious club competition.

"It should be like night and day," he said. "It is so much easier for me to go into this situation than it was last year. I played a game with Stromsgodset in Norway on a Wednesday and was ready with Celtic on the Friday. It was all so quick.

"A couple of weeks later we were in the Champions League qualifiers, which I had been preparing for with Stromsgodset. It will be a very different situation this summer."

This season's work could be completed this weekend if results elsewhere fall kindly for Celtic.

The Parkhead club could clinch the title without kicking a ball if they beat Dundee at Celtic Park tomorrow night and Aberdeen fail to beat Dundee United at Tannadice the following day.

Deila will tune into Tayside from his homeland as he heads back to Norway to see his twin daughters, Live and Thile, be confirmed. But he will be watching anxiously at what unfolds in Scotland.

"It will be a bit strange, but in a good way," he smiled. "I will be in Norway because my daughters are having their confirmation, so I'm very happy that the fixture list worked out the way it did.

"Now I can fly home on Saturday morning to attend the big occasion. Of course, I will follow the results on the internet.

"It will be a very good night if we become champions, but first we must do our job tomorrow. I am looking forward to every game now. We have consistency in our performances, although we had a dip at Tannadice in our 3-0 win last Sunday.

"I gave the players two days off and they have come back and trained very well, so I expect a high-energy display from them.

"Hopefully, the stadium will be as full as possible and there will be a great atmosphere so that it will be a memorable night."

If it transpires the way he wants this weekend, it will be a fourth successive title for Celtic.

And Deila's big ambition is to dominate the landscape of Scottish football the way Rosenborg did in Norway.

"Everything is achievable," he said. "So that is the dream, to keep on winning, winning, winning. And to go to the Champions League and make Scottish people proud of Celtic.

"We were proud of them [Rosenborg] because they were in the Champions League for something like ten or eleven years in a row. That was a big, big achievement.

"The manager Nils Arne Eggen always said it wasn't about money. It was about getting the best out of your players and finding consistency in your work. He was an unbelievable coach. And someone I look up to."

For now, though, Celtic remain a work in progress.