LAFC staff and players believe ex-Tottenham keeper Hugo Lloris' experience will be a huge bonus to the squad.
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00:00 Apart from the obvious, what does he bring to this group when you have a young bunch of guys who can learn from someone like him?
00:06 Leadership. And something that we've always tried to do is onboard leadership.
00:13 Leadership is something very valuable in this sport and in many team sports environments and Hugo is that.
00:21 It's easy to draw a comparison with players we've had in the past like a Giorgio, a Gareth, Carlos.
00:27 Their instruction, their input, their tips. What they actually vocalize to players is super valuable and accurate.
00:35 Which is a huge help for all of us, but more so for the younger players.
00:40 And to be reorganized and I've been very impressed with Hugo.
00:45 I don't know why I'm impressed because I knew that was there.
00:50 But it's a pleasure to see it in real time.
00:53 It's definitely a level of professionalism for sure, but I think within the back line we get a sense of calmness, a sense of ease.
01:00 Nothing so far has triggered him in any way, nothing that he hasn't seen before.
01:04 So yeah, just a great presence, a calming presence back there and a good voice that we can listen to.
01:09 I think the leadership qualities that he's going to bring, his experience that he's going to bring is something that we haven't seen before.
01:14 I definitely haven't seen before, so I'm really looking forward to it.
01:17 It's always a pleasure to play with Hugo, a French international who's been the best.
01:24 He's going to bring experience to the AFC and I'm very happy that another French player is coming to the club.