Aberdeen getting more Klopp and less Guardiola under Jimmy Thelin as new boss goes in deep on football philosophy
dailyrecord.co.ukJimmy Thelin is a big fan of Jurgen Klopp and Hansi Flick, writes Scott Burns in the Algarve.The German coaches are ranked highly by the Aberdeen manager as they not only know how to win but also build teams with a real identity.
That is important to Thelin. He wants his Aberdeen team to eventually have a similar identity – one the Red Army and everybody connected with the Dons can be proud of.Thelin loves watching current Barcelona boss Flick and what he has done and how he has achieved success with Bayern Munich and the German national team.
It is the same with Klopp who has played his own brand of ‘heavy metal’ football with Mainz, Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool.
When asked what sort of football he enjoys, Thelin said: “Fast-paced teams like Salzburg, Bayern Munich under Hansi Flick, this kind of thing.
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