Overview
- Aberdeen were held 1-1 at Pittodrie after Jesper Karlsson’s opener was cancelled out by Elijah Just from a quickly taken corner.
- Jimmy Thelin says progress is gradual, noting a more stable defence but a shortage of chances and one of the division’s poorest scoring records.
- Kristers Tobers will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury, increasing the need to protect heavily used defenders such as Nicky Devlin, Mats Knoester and Jack Milne.
- Thelin flagged around 12 matches before January across league and Europe and outlined plans to rotate, with players like Ante Palaversa targeting a return after the international break.
- Thelin dismissed speculation about Sivert Nilsen leaving in January, and he explained Emmanuel Gyamfi’s half-time withdrawal was to avoid a potential second yellow card.