Anthony Watmough says the Parramatta Eels aren’t far away from turning the corner and Brad Arthur is the man to lead the club into the future.

“With all the hype that was surrounding us at the start of the year I think people have forgotten that the club is still in a rebuilding phase,” Watmough told Big League magazine.

“It takes a long time to learn how to win, how to lose and bounce back from it and also how to keep improving every week.

“To play at that level each and every week your mind and body both need to get used to it. Sometimes you just have to learn the hard way.

“We’re lucky that we’ve got Brad Arthur and other staff with us that have been through tough times in the past and help us realise that this will pass if we put in the work.

“That being said, we can’t keep saying that we’re close because it gets old and people stop listening. It’s just a matter of mentally staying in the game and seizing the moment and not throwing that stupid pass.”