Former Bolton Wanderers defender Radhi Jaidi is full of praise for Sam Allardyce.
The 68-year-old veteran has taken charge at Elland Road for the remaining games of the season.
Despite losing his first match 2-1 to Manchester City, Jaidi believes that Allardyce can keep Leeds up this term.
"I'm very interested to see how he's going to deal with the challenge, because it's a big challenge with four games to go, but I think he can be a good man for this," Jaidi told BBC World Service.
"Whoever knows Sam knows he's a strong character. Independent of his wide experience as a manager, he's someone who can implement his ideas as quickly as possible and as clearly as possible.
"Big Sam is back on the scene, which is a great. I always enjoyed working with him," the former Tunisia captain added.
"We all know that he took previous jobs with hard challenges and he succeeded in those jobs. Any team in Leeds' position needs clarity and they need a strong character, someone who is a leader and a high level manager.
"But also someone who can bring everyone together: the various stakeholders, the players in the changing room first of all, the ownership, fans and media. And he's the man who can do that."