Thelin on moving past Rangers defeat, mentality & team news
Aberdeen manager Jimmy Thelin has been talking to the media before his side's Premiership match against Celtic on Wednesday.Here are the best bits from his news conference:Thelin says his side have "ideas" on what to do when they go behind in a game and they failed to do that in Sunday's 4-0 loss to Rangers.He adds his side need to "move on" and focus on how to get a result against Celtic.When asked about how his team can recover from a damaging Sunday afternoon, the Swede says he believes tomorrow will be "really good" when it comes to performance and there has been lots of "energy and focus" since the weekend.Thelin insists mentality is not an issue in his players, and when pushed said: "Does it happen every game? No. I am not concerned at all."Before a big week and a half for the Dons, Thelin reflected on the up and down season Aberdeen have had, saying: "Seasons can be like this sometimes. And we can still achieve something this year."Ester Sokler and Sivert Nilsen will miss the game, and changes may be made to the squad to give players a "rest".
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