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PARRAMATTA'S new coach Daniel Anderson plans to follow the tough mental approach of Manly's premiership winner Des Hasler to help rebuild the floundering Eels into a force in the NRL.

After signing a three-year contract with the Eels as the replacement for Michael Hagan, Anderson spoke of the massive challenges he faced and outlined his approach for next season.

"I want the players in blue and gold to have a good, tough attitude," said Anderson, the former Warriors and St Helens coach. "If we have that I think we can win a lot of games.