Former Ibrox striker Kris Boyd criticizes Aberdeen's performance following a 3-0 defeat to Rangers, questioning manager Jimmy Thelin's ability to turn around the team's alarming decline. Boyd contrasts Aberdeen's current form with their impressive start to the season, highlighting a noticeable drop in intensity and pressing. While former Aberdeen defender Andy Considine believes in Thelin and the squad's potential, the team's winless streak raises concerns about the manager's long-term prospects.
Kris Boyd believes Aberdeen 's dismal form has reached a point where serious questions must be posed about manager Jimmy Thelin . The Swedish tactician arrived in Scottish football last summer and enjoyed a spectacular start, igniting hopes of a title challenge with Celtic after matching Brendan Rodgers' side stride for stride in the early stages of the campaign.
However, the wheels have dramatically fallen off in the Granite City, with Aberdeen enduring a disheartening 12-game winless streak following a humiliating 3-0 defeat at the hands of Rangers at Ibrox. Former Ibrox striker and pundit Boyd labeled their performance at Ibrox as 'embarrassing' after goals from Hamza Igamane and added-time strikes from Leon Balogun and Cyriel Dessers extended Rangers' impressive home record to 11 wins and a single draw from 12 matches this season. Boyd highlighted the concerning statistics behind Aberdeen's slump, which ultimately led to Barry Robson's dismissal, drawing parallels with Thelin's current predicament. He emphasized that Aberdeen appear passive and have lost the intensity that characterized their early-season dominance. Speaking on Sky Sports, Boyd stated: 'This run is now getting to the stage now where you are going to ask some serious questions. You look at Barry Robson. He won four out of 14 and lost his job. This is no wins in 12 now for Jimmy Thelin and because you started the season really well. 'There might be an acceptance for the Aberdeen fans to sit and clap their team off but that was embarrassing. You come down here, it is a big game and you want to fly into tackles. Aberdeen were so passive. I am not just saying that tonight. It was the exact same on Sunday against Hearts. There is a lack of intensity about this Aberdeen team. 'That was one thing at the start of the season. Teams struggled to deal with them because of intensity. They were winning second balls and didn't allow teams settle. I don't know what is going on but there is something not right at Aberdeen right now. They look so passive and you can say about confidence, I get it, but confidence doesn't stop you running about.' Former Aberdeen defender Andy Considine, deeply familiar with the club and city, offered a contrasting perspective. He believes the entire fanbase and the players remain fully behind Thelin, praising the chairman's unwavering support and the club's significant investment in bolstering the squad. Considine acknowledged that it will take time for new players to integrate and make an impact but expressed confidence in the quality of the squad, stating: 'I think everybody is fully 100 per cent behind him. The players are and clearly the chairman. 'Alan Burrows and Steven Gunn are working extremely hard behind the scenes, backing him and spending some serious money which they haven't done over the past number of years to try and bolster the squad. It will take time for these guys to bed in. 'But the longer this run goes on, you know, I don't think there is any issue really. I do think we've got a really quality squad and some good individual players. They are just not having the impact they did a month and a half or two months ago.
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