Newly hired Mexico coach Juan Carlos Osorio will listen and learn from El Tri players, Bayer Leverkusen forward Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez said.
"He's humble and he tells it like it is," Hernandez said. "He knows the opportunity he has and the challenge in front of him. He sees the potential in this team. He has great aspirations that he can align with those of this country."
Osorio traveled to Germany along with Mexico federation national teams director Santiago Banos to watch Bayer Leverkusen and Roma battle out a 4-4 draw in a thrilling Champions League Group E clash that saw both sides produce remarkable comebacks.
The hosts had raced ahead early on thanks to a brace from Hernandez, who scored from the penalty spot in the fourth minute, then tucked away another effort in the 19th.
"We didn't speak about anything in particular, we talked a little bit about everything," said Hernandez. "I like that he is eager to learn, he listens and he tells you things straight to your face. He tells you his ideas and it is a nice way to go about it."
Hernandez said both Osorio and Banos enjoyed the Leverkusen draw: "With so many goals there are also a lot of errors and I hope they could enjoy it as fans."
Hernandez also said he is not thinking about the four goals he needs to tie Jared Borgetti's national team record of 46.
"The record is there. When one starts one doesn't notice such things, but if one does or doesn't there will always be someone else who comes along next to break it," said the 27-year-old. "I am critical of myself but I don't base it upon that record, to me it is just one more statistic. I am neither obsessed with it nor does it keep me up at night, it is just one more thing."
Hernandez said he is especially grateful to Leverkusen for the opportunity.
"They are giving me the chance I always wanted," he said. "They see in me something many haven't seen. They see I can bring a lot to the team and be an important player.
"Besides all the support, this club is going to give me much experience and much happiness." Hernandez told uefa.com he saw the bright side in his team's failure to defend their early two-goal advantage on Tuesday.
"It was very intense, but we're pleased with the result," said Hernandez, who very nearly earned his side all three points in second-half stoppage time with a shot that whistled inches wide of Wojciech Szczesny's right-hand post. "I'm delighted we managed to score those late goals. A lot of people will have thought the match was already over, but we kept going right until the end.
"When you look at the start of the game it's easy to view this result in a negative way," he said. "But the manner in which we came back after going 4-2 down, and the fact that we stopped them taking all three points, is very important.
"We need to let the dust settle, see what things we did well in this game and discuss in what areas we need to improve," Hernandez said.
"We shouldn't be giving away leads like that and conceding as many goals as we did today. That's just the way football is at times, though. That's why I love it."