Jimmy Thelin not thinking about his Aberdeen future as frustration mounts

Aberdeen manager Jimmy Thelin says he is not thinking about his job security despite pressure cranking up as his beleaguered side crashed out of the Premier Sports Cup at home to Motherwell.

The Dons were undone by a second-half Regan Charles Cook goal at Pittodrie as the Lanarkshire side progressed to the last four.

The early cup exit follows a terrible start to the Scottish Premiership campaign which has seen Thelin’s team fail to win, or even score, in any of their opening four games.

After this latest setback, which was greeted by a chorus of boos at full-time, the Swede was asked if he feared for his job if things do not change quickly.

“I don’t think like that, it is not my job, my job is to get the team going and that is where my focus is,” he told BBC Scotland.

“The frustration is there, I understand that, I respect that but I am not thinking about my job, it is not my call. I am thinking about what I can do here and doing the best I can.

“You never give in, you always want to fight. If you believe in something really strongly and can be consistent with this then things turn around, but we have to change tomorrow, not in one more week or in another game.”