The next Bojan Miovski tag given to Aberdeen recruit directly addressed by Jimmy Thelin

Jimmy Thelin thinks it would be unfair to draw a comparison between Oday Dabbagh and former Aberdeen hero Bojan Miovski.

The new loan signing from Charleroi made his debut as he came off the bench to see out the closing minutes of the weekend win at Dundee. The striker has already impressed Thelin and his team mates in training with some claims saying that he is very similar in style to Miovski - who impressed at Pittodrie before he won a club record sale to Girona earlier this season.

The Palestine striker, like Miovski, is also left-sided and a goalscorer but that is where it ends for the Aberdeen manager. He said: “No, I don’t think like that. I don’t like to compare players, I think every player is unique in one way. So I haven’t thought so much about that myself, actually. But what he has is a good ball touch. He’s good at finding positions inside the box and is also a good finisher.

“Let’s see how he connects with the team and how we play. Of course he needs time, like everybody else, but I think he’s a clever player and can adapt really quickly. He has his strength in the link play with other players, but also always finds space to finish inside the box.”

Cormack Park is a very different place this week, on the back of two wins and a first Premiership win in 15 games. The Dons are also back in third place and will look to build on that when former boss Derek McInnes takes his Kilmarnock side north.

Thelin brought in the likes of Kristers Tobers, Alexander Jensen, Alfie Dorrington, Dabbagh, Mats Knoester and Jeppe Okkels in during the last window. He now believes the competition is as strong as it has ever been. That has been borne out with the likes of captain Graeme Shinnie and Nicky Devlin left on the bench