Nathan Tella

[Convict Colony]

34 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

Fingers crossed for him, it'd be some story.

Won the championship last year, Bundesliga this year. What's next for Tella?

World cup

[Holmes_and_Watson]

36 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

Fingers crossed for him, it'd be some story.

Won the championship last year, Bundesliga this year. What's next for Tella?

We activate the previously unrevealed buy back clause. Tella cries and launches a #freetella campaign. 🙂

[Saint_clark]

This Leverkusen side are unreal.

[westmidlandsaint]

Congratulations Nathan Tella. And to think he could have gone back to Burnley!!

[Convict Colony]

First time ever Leverkusen wins the league, amazing acheivement, fair fuck alonso

Just seen 19 goals conceded all season, especially amazing maybe russ should watch a few games.

Edited 14 April, 2024 by Convict Colony

[Jimmy_D]

Won the league before they lost a game, could well go on to an invincible season, including in Europe.

That’s one way to win a maiden title!

[Badger]

4 minutes ago, Convict Colony said:

First time ever Leverkusen wins the league, amazing acheivement, fair fuck alonso

Just seen 19 goals conceded all season, especially amazing maybe russ should watch a few games.

Great respect for Alonso rejecting the Liverpool approach as well.
 

Can’t believe he will miss out on those special European nights there. 

[verlaine1979]

Won the title with some cracking goals today, too.

[Dusic]

Good for our stepping stone club sales pitch. That loan at Burnley has made his career.

[S-Clarke]

Great story for him, I'm sure this wasn't even in his wildest dreams.

Those Spurs guys must have totally jinxed Bayern. I reckon the best way to stop the City juggernaut is to give them Harry Kane.

[ErwinK1961]

Still funny 

Edited 14 April, 2024 by ErwinK1961

[Barsiem]

56 minutes ago, Badger said:

Great respect for Alonso rejecting the Liverpool approach as well.
 

Can’t believe he will miss out on those special European nights there. 

I still think there's a good chance he ends up at 'pool tbh.  When managers announce they are leaving before the season ends their teams tend to drop off in intensity and results suffer, and obvs they have the opportunity to achieve something incredible!  It's unlikely he can better this season, so strong argument to get out whilst his stock is highest, unless he's waiting for Madrid.

Massive congrats Tella!  A player we can be  genuinely delighted for

[Paulwantsapint81]

massive congratulations to Nathan Tella
 

Guess that there is no bonus payment for saints as this was so unexpected 

Edited 14 April, 2024 by Paulwantsapint81

[Colinjb]

On balance, I think this move worked out for him.

[The Kraken]

51 minutes ago, Colinjb said:

On balance, I think this move worked out for him.

Definitely for winning a medal. He’ll want to cement a place in the team though, he’s only started I believe 5 times in the league.

Much better than going to Burnley though…..

[Saint_clark]

2 hours ago, Barsiem said:

I still think there's a good chance he ends up at 'pool tbh.  When managers announce they are leaving before the season ends their teams tend to drop off in intensity and results suffer, and obvs they have the opportunity to achieve something incredible!  It's unlikely he can better this season, so strong argument to get out whilst his stock is highest, unless he's waiting for Madrid.

Massive congrats Tella!  A player we can be  genuinely delighted for

Nah they've already sorted their next manager, it isn't Alonso. 

[Jimmy_D]

Started again tonight, before coming off at half time. Bayer Leverkusen scored late on to keep their invincible season going.

[S-Clarke]

4 minutes ago, Jimmy_D said:

Started again tonight, before coming off at half time. Bayer Leverkusen scored late on to keep their invincible season going.

Yeah he was shocking for them in that first half sadly, can see why he's been a sub for them. Not sure if they went weak generally in that first half, but they were tons better 2nd.

[Nordic Saint]

On 14/04/2024 at 17:24, Convict Colony said:

World cup

He'll have his Europa League medal to collect long before that. 

[Golac's Iron Gonads]

How we needed this fucker all season, would have been clear at the top with someone that knows how to score at this level.

[trousers]

Just now, Golac's Iron Gonads said:

How we needed this fucker all season, would have been clear at the top with someone that knows how to score at this level.

Yep, been saying that all season... Keeping him would've made the difference IMO

[Lee On Solent Saint]

2 hours ago, trousers said:

Yep, been saying that all season... Keeping him would've made the difference IMO

Instead we kept the genius of Sulemana. Who has done the square root of fuck all this season. 

[david in sweden]

Well done Nathan,   hard luck Harry.   

Whilst Harry Kane moved to Bayern Munich expecting to win trophies he finishes the season empty-handed, despite clocking up around 

35 goals whilst Bayern's  reputation was cruelly shattered, and they finished a poor third in the Bundesliga without winning anything. 

 

Compare now the good fortune of Nathan Tella.      Never really a regular starter under Hasenhuttl,  he had a brilliant season on loan at Burnley 

and was their top scorer in helping them get promotion in 2022-23.      Burnley (to their shame) were too tight-fisted to meet Saints asking price 

(16 million  ?) , and then even Saints saw his departure as an economic gain when selling him to  Leverkusen for ... (a reputed 23 million), and he

disappeared into the morass of young British players seeking to make a career in European football, but my goodness ... didn't he do well  !  

 

Now Nathan finishes his first season as a part of the invincible Leverkusen squad who became Bundesliga title winners... and left Bayern in the dust.

Although rarely in the starting line-up,   Nathan was almost always in the squad and made a long row of sub. appearances, (often replacing the

highly-impressive Frimpong )  whilst also picking up a handful of goals and a valuable number of assists.    Congratulations and well done Nathan.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

IIRC Hasenhuttl felt that once Tella had got himself into the side, something dropped off (ouch) in training. Tella had a few stop/starts like that, and that was it. More attitude than lack of talent, although Ralph would see one impacting the other.

We certainly missed his ability, even after those opening games. We never really replaced him and lost that direct shooting from distance.

Really pleased to see him doing so well. Champions League for him next year.

[Colinjb]

BBC Sport seem to be a little confused.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c0qdq005dg9t

Good on him though. Clearly continuing to enjoy himself.

[sadoldgit]

Although he scored last night he is still mostly a bench warmer there.

[RedArmy]

1 hour ago, sadoldgit said:

Although he scored last night he is still mostly a bench warmer there.

Mainly because he has to compete with Frimpong and Grimaldo for a place in the team who are two of their best players.