Jimmy Thelin is adamant getting Aberdeen back on the European scene will be crucial to making his side a long-term threat in Scottish football.
And the Swede insists Celtic’s relentless nature offers the ideal template for his Dons ambitions, with both clubs neck and neck at the Premiership summit.
In order to support the development of a club with a European heritage that culminated in their 1983 Cup Winners’ Cup victory under Alex Ferguson, Thelin wants to return to continental play as soon as feasible.
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The current Pittodrie manager is taking things step by step as he ascends the squad and maintains growth intheGranite City, writes the Daily Record. Thelin said:
“I don’t want to go into precision, this kind of thing but for us it’s to try to build in the long term and try to be that quality.
And then to have that capacity so we can reach a position so we can play in Europe next season. Join our Aberdeen FC Facebook group for all the latest Dons news “We know we still have a lot of things to do because it’s a tough competition.
But that’s the aim for this club, to be that good so we can be there and try to compete
