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The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 114 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW NATHAN TELLA - We discussed the career of #Southampton youngster Nathan #Tella with the man himself. We discussed: breaking through at Southampton, being rejected by Arsenal, Ralph #Hasenhuttl, the impact his dad has had on his career, life outside of foot all+ much more. #TBGPOD

Timestamps
0:00 TBG Intro
0:15 Guest introduction
2:25 How have you spent the off season?
4:28 Nathan taking us back to the beginning of his journey
7:32 How do you deal with rejection? (Dej to Nathan)
9:23 How supportive were you parents?
11:24 When did you realise that you can become a professional footballer?
12:25 Have you always been a winger/wide forward?
14:04 Nathan on his favourite position
14:35 What other clubs did you trail/train with?
20:00 How do you take the next step to break into the Southampton first team?
21:18 How important was Radhi Jaidi in your development?
23:15 How is the academy environment?
25:15 More insight into breaking into the Southampton first team and making Saints debut
29:26 Talk to us about Ralph Hasenhuttl and how improvement have the senior players (James Ward-Prowse and Danny Ings) been?
31:40 Who has surprised you in training?
32:33 How does it feel to play with your idol Theo Walcott? How was it to assist Theo and to score your first EPL goal?
35:16 How proud is your dad of your achievements?
36:23 What is your phone saying after you score your first goal (lots of LOL)
38:00 What's next for Nathan Tella?
39:22 Are you doing anything outside of football to keep performing?
40:24 What is training like? JWP hitting crossbars for fun?
41:13 Who is the dressing room clown and who bangs the tunes in the changing room?
42:05 Who has the best dress sense in the camp?
43:07 Where is your head out in regards to your international future
43:44 How do you switch off from football?
45:05 What's next for Nathan Tella?
45:50 How do you manage your friendship group?
47:50 Quick fire question to Nathan
51:34 Closing remarks