Lutz Pfannenstiel appointment aligns with Jimmy Thelin’s vision as struggling Aberdeen boss desperate for reprieve.

The Dons’ manager has spoken with the incoming German and is certain they will have a solid working relationship.

Jimmy Thelin feels he and Lutz Pfannenstiel have a vision for Aberdeen’s prosperity.

This Monday, the Dons announced the appointment of their new German sporting director, Pfannenstiel, who will take up the position early next month.

The Scottish Cup winners have failed to establish genuine consistency this season, but Thelin feels the arrival of the former St Louis City manager will benefit the club and his players.

Thelin confirmed: “Of course, Lutz and I have talked about how to look forward, and we have some ideas, so I’m looking forward to meeting him when he gets here.

“No, as I previously stated, I believe we are completely in agreement about what we want to do.

“I think we always need to help each other to achieve our goals and we work in this club and we want to be in the future.”

Chairman Dave Cormack is expected to return to America in the coming days, but Thelin still has his full support, despite the side losing its previous two games and being second-bottom of the Premiership.

He confirmed: “As I previously stated, we are discussing a variety of topics, but we are working together and aligning our goals. We want the best for the Aberdeen Football Club.

We want to perform better than we are right now, and my duty as a manager, along with my staff and the players, is to figure out how to put together the greatest team possible from the guys we have right now. “How can we become more consistent?”

Thelin and Aberdeen have always indicated that this would be a three-year plan, but the manager acknowledges that the team, which is currently second-bottom, should not see the drop-off that has occurred this season. “Nothing has changed in one way,” the Swede maintained.

“When you cycle and rebuild teams, that’s why we’ve set three years: what we want to be in the future and what we want to accomplish.

Of course, we don’t expect it to decrease as much as it has in previous performances. We’re looking for slightly better results than we’ve had thus far.

“It’s more about the inconsistency in our performance, that it’s so up and down.” Thelin has urged his players to be more mature on the pitch and to maintain better condition and discipline, particularly if they fall behind.

He said, “That’s what we need to find a way to preserve this tactical discipline and balance on the pitch because sometimes we play really, incredibly stable games like Dundee and St. Mirren, which is a tough away game.

“But then, a few days later, we lose the structure of the team so quickly. We continue to collaborate and support one another on projects like this.

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