How does Thelin want Aberdeen to play?

New Aberdeen manager Jimmy Thelin has been outlining the philosophy he hopes can lay the foundation for success under his stewardship at Pittodrie.

The 46-year-old Swede has officially started work at the Dons following a six-year spell in charge of Elfsborg.

"I always believe in strong team spirit, that no one is bigger than the club," Thelin said.

"We are here for one reason - to work hard for Aberdeen FC. If you have that, for me it is quite straightforward. Strong attacking, try to create as many scoring chances as possible.

"You have to see the defence is there, how they fight to defend a goal, how they fight to have a clean sheet, but still be progressive in how we play and try to achieve the other direction. So, intense, clear direction against the goal and hopefully we can get this in motion and with our fans we can do it together."

Thelin arrives in Scotland from the Swedish top division which has resisted the use of VAR technology.

So is he looking forward to it being a part of matchdays?

'We can have a lot of opinions about everything, those are the rules, now we have to go with that," Thelin said.