“We talked a bit of bit concerning the recreation we performed there and about dwelling in Aberdeen and the way his time was right here.”
Ferguson gained a raft of main trophies – together with the 1983 European Cup-Winners’ Cup – throughout a glittering eight years in cost at Aberdeen.
He left Pittodrie in 1986, occurring to amass a lot extra silverware at dwelling and overseas with Manchester United, whom he managed for 27 years.
Nevertheless, the 82-year-old just lately misplaced his ambassador function at Outdated Trafford.
“We solely talked about soccer typically,” Thelin stated as he ready for Wednesday’s high-profile go to by third-top Rangers, for whom Ferguson was a striker.
Describing the Scot as “the highest man” for what he did for Aberdeen, Thelin stated they chatted about “how he can reinvent himself so many instances” as a supervisor through the years.
“We talked about the way it was to dwell right here and he wished me luck,” he added. “I used to be actually younger when he was right here and he went to United.
“It was extra not concerning the tactical issues, extra about management, how one can for such a very long time at two golf equipment be inspirational to new gamers and attempt to hold going.
“That’s the factor you attempt to do your self if you end up a coach is to be constant.”