Aberdeen manager Jimmy Thelin has been speaking to the media before Saturday’s Premiership trip to face St Mirren.
Heere are the key points from the Dons boss:
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On Dante Polvara, who returns from a hamstring injury to make the matchday squad for the first time this season, Thelin says: “He has different characteristics than the other players so it is a good weapon for us to use in different positions on the pitch when we can.”
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Thelin praised striker Kevin Nisbet, saying the 20 minutes he played against Dundee last time out was his best of the season, and adds the striker has “really connected with the team now”.
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On the challenge St Mirren will pose, Thelin says they are a good team and “you always have to respect the opponent and the manager” but the “main focus is on ourselves”.
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With Aberdeen having three games in seven days, Thelin is relishing an “exciting week” but is not looking beyond the trip to St Mirren.
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On the Dons now being seen as a potential scalp, the Swede say “it is not a pressure we feel is negative”.
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Angus MacDonald misses out with a “small issue” while Pape Habib Gueye remains sidelined.