Kris Boyd goes for Aberdeen jugular in astonishing rant – he demands serious question of Thelin after 'embarrassing' defeat
Kris Boyd reckons Aberdeen's horror run is getting to a point that serious questions need to be asked of Jimmy Thelin.
The Swede arrived in Scottish football in the summer and got off to an incredible start that had the supporters dreaming of a title fight with Celtic after matching Brendan Rodgers' men stride for stride in the opening part of the campaign. But the wheels have dramatically come off in the Granite City and it is now a run of 12 games without a win after a 3-0 defeat to Rangers at Ibrox.
Former Ibrox striker and pundit Boyd branded their performance at Ibrox as embarrassing after goals from Hamza Igamane and a added-time double from Leon Balogun and Cyriel Dessers made it 11 wins and one draw for the hosts from 12 home games this term. Boyd produced the facts and figures behind the run that ultimately saw Barry Robson lose his position at the Dons and compared it to Thelin as he insisted they look passive and they've lost the intensity they showed in the early part of the season.
Speaking on Sky Sports, he said: "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 knows the city and club more than anyone and he said: "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."