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Daily Record
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Record
Sivert Nilsen injury return timeline set as Aberdeen boss Jimmy Thelin lands major boost
The Dons star has been missing since March with a freak injury Sivert Nilsen is set to be given the all-clear to resume his Aberdeen career. The Norwegian has been out since March with a nasty eye injury. The 33-year-old is set to see a specialist this week and is expected to get the go-ahead to get back playing. He may have to play with sports glasses in the first instance. Nilsen won't come back into the playing squad for the Scottish Cup final but is likely to be allowed back to full training. It is a major boost for Jimmy Thelin and the Dons as there were major concerns when the midfielder first got hurt in a freak training incident and it impacted his sight. Nilsen had been given time off but in recent weeks has been back training at Cormack Park. The former SK Brann player will come back for pre-season and join his fellow Aberdeen teammates as they prepare for their European return. You can get all the news you need on our dedicated Rangers page, and sign up to our newsletters to make sure you never miss a beat throughout the season. We're also WhatsApp where we bring all the latest breaking news and transfer gossip directly to you phone. Join our Rangers community here and our Celtic community here.
BBC News
13-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
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 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 adds his side need to "move on" and focus on how to get a result against 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 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".
