Jimmy Thelin drops the truth about Celtic and states what he will tell his Aberdeen players

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A rejuvenated Aberdeen side will take on Celtic in the Premiership on Tuesday night.

The last time Jimmy Thelin’s men were at Celtic Park, they picked up a point after coming from 2-0 down and there was a lot of noise around the Dons.

Many felt that Aberdeen would challenge Celtic for the title, but fast forward to the present and it has been far from the case.

Brendan Rodgers’ side, despite losing to Hibernian at the weekend, are heading towards another title and are 13 points clear at the top of the Premiership table.

Position	Team	Played MP	Won W	Drawn D	Lost L	For GF	Against GA	Diff GD	Points Pts
1	CelticCeltic	27	22	3	2	77	14	63	69
2	RangersRangers	27	17	5	5	54	22	32	56
3	AberdeenAberdeen	27	12	5	10	35	39	-4	41
4	Dundee UtdDundee Utd	27	11	7	9	33	31	2	40
5	HibernianHibernian	27	9	10	8	39	38	1	37
6	St MirrenSt Mirren	27	10	4	13	32	39	-7	34

Those at Pittodrie spiralled out of control and proceeded to go on a 14-game winless run, but just in time for the champions, they have picked up form and won back-to-back matches in the league.

Meanwhile, Rodgers will be eager to get the Hoops back on track after the team didn’t react well post getting knocked out of the Champions League.

Celtic’s defeat at Hibernian on Saturday was one to forget, but the Bhoys still have the respect of their opponents, as Thelin showcased ahead of the match.

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Jimmy Thelin looking forward to Aberdeen’s ‘challenge’ against Celtic

Celtic mauled Aberdeen in the League Cup semi-final at Hampden and then picked up a narrow win at Pittodrie in the Premiership.

But Thelin has shared that he will tell his players to have ‘belief’ that they can beat Celtic, as he told Press and Journal.

The Aberdeen boss dropped the truth and described the leaders as a team who have been ‘so successful in this league for so many years’.

“You should always go into a game with belief and that is the message I will give the players,” said Thelin.

“We have to do our best to compete for our supporters, and also ourselves. If you want to grow yourself, you have to play against the team who have been so successful in this league for so many years.

“We want to be better ourselves, so we need to take the challenge and then give everything in this game to grow.”

Thelin wants Aberdeen to match Celtic ‘identity’

Celtic’s dominance in Scotland shows no sign of stopping and the Treble is on for Rodgers again.

Go back to his first spell and now in his second stint as Celtic manager, nothing has changed and the signs suggest that the trophies are going to continue to be swallowed up.

Thelin highlighted the ‘identity’ of the champions and how he wants his team to follow suit.

“They are clear in their identity and game model which they do so well,” added Thelin.

“So, when they have the rhythm everybody knows what they’re going to do – but it’s still difficult.

“That’s when you go on your journey as a team – when you can do what everybody knows, but still you’re successful with it. That’s what we ourselves want to achieve: that we’re consistent and clear and precise in speed and tempo.”