Jimmy Thelin had begun his stay in Scottish Aberdeen in the best possible way. Not a single defeat during the opening of the season and a shared first place in the league with Celtic.
But on Saturday, it was Celtic who made sure to break the impressive streak – through an overrun.
Because the two teams were pitted against each other in the Scottish Cup semi-finals and there was no question of which team would show where the cupboard would stand.
Already after the first half, it was 3-0 to Celtic.
– A Halloween inspired horror show – Aberdeen’s first half will give the visiting supporters nightmares. It looks like damage minimization is the mission in the second half. Celtic have been ruthless, completely dominant, says Tyrone Smith in the BBC after the first half.
But when the teams recently met in the league, Aberdeen recovered from a two-goal deficit, so there must still have been hope when the second half started.
Something Celtic put an end to fairly immediately. A quick goal just minutes after the referee called the game on made it 4-0 and shortly after the next Celtic goal.
In the end came the last goal of the match, also from Celtic. 6-0 and a solid asphalting.
– It’s embarrassing. It will be a tough night in Aberdeen, says Willie Miller in the BBC and continues:
– But Thelin has done well (during the season). To come to the club, turn it around, and give the fans the optimism. But this is a drop back, but it also comes against the best team in Scotland.
After the game, Celtic coach Brendan Rogers was of course satisfied with the team’s performance.
– It was up to us to grab the game today and the players did. They were incredible. We were more aggressive in the second half, says Rogers to Premier Sports, according to the BBC, and also takes the opportunity to pay tribute to Thelin’s gang:
– Aberdeen have had a fantastic season and they will continue to do well, I’m sure.
It was a disappointed Jimmy Thelin who faced the press after the big loss.
– This is football. Celtic were really strong today. When we make mistakes and they are as skilled as they are, games can go like this. But we have to look at the big picture, look at how the fans continued to support us, says Thelin to Premier Sports according to the BBC and continues:
– It’s the first crack we go on. The important thing now is what we do next. We can’t let one match define us. We have to move on and we will always take it match by match, he concludes.
Jimmy Thelin and his men must try to bounce back in the league next weekend when Dundee FC visit.
