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 Intro0:15 Guest introduction2:25 How have you spent the off season?4:28 Nathan taking us back to the beginning of his journey7:32 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 position14:35 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 debut29:26 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 future43:44 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 Nathan51:34 Closing remarks