Super Eagles winger, Nathan Tella, has expressed strong confidence in Bayer Leverkusen’s new coach, Erik ten Hag, ahead of the upcoming Bundesliga campaign.
In a chat with Flashscore, the Nigerian international shared his excitement about working under the Dutch manager, whom he believes has the pedigree to elevate Leverkusen’s performance.
“I’m looking forward to it (playing for Ten Hag) a lot. I think he is a very good manager,” Tella stated.
“I know, obviously, people are short-sighted and look at only what he’s done at Man United, but people forget he’s won two trophies with them, and what he did with Ajax.”
“To even get a job at Manchester United from Ajax, it shows he must be doing something incredible.
“And even (though) it didn’t go the way perhaps people wanted it to go, but then to get a job at Leverkusen shows you that he’s such a high-quality manager because of the manager he’s coming in to replace.”
Ten Hag takes over at Leverkusen following a successful era under Xabi Alonso, and Tella remains optimistic that the incoming coach’s experience and quality will bring continued success to the German side.