RALPH Hasenhuttl says Armando Broja was “a slow starter” at Saints in the wake of his impressive show against West Ham, admitting: “In the beginning he was a little, I don’t want to say lazy, but didn’t show his qualities.” Speaking after the match,
Ralph Hasenhuttl said: “He was a slow starter when he was coming in but in the last three weeks it’s impressive how quick he learns and how quick he wants to do it better. On Saturday I have seen why we signed him and why the scouts wanted him to sign and this is good. The first two weeks, I was looking what Ahe has to give for me and I can see now, to be honest. I had some very serious conversations with him to tell him what I want to see and he’s been a bit of a slow starter, you need to push him a little bit I think, and now he’s moving in the direction I want to see and definitely shown his qualities he has so far in this moment. This is very positive for me.”
Not wanting to get Hasenhuttl misunderstood, the Daily Echo quizzed the boss on exactly what he meant by ‘slow starter’, to which the Saints manager revealed an honest answer.
Ralph Hasenhuttl said: “The way we play football is a little different to how he has played so far, a little bit more energetic. He was in the beginning, he was a little bit, I don’t want to say lazy, but he didn’t show the qualities he has. You come into a new club, you must show that players have respect for you and show the qualities you have, he did this in the last two games coming on against Newcastle and on Saturday also. For me this is a very good sign, I think this is what we wanted to see from him and he showed us.”
