Graham Potter has spoken in length about his excitement of taking the Chelsea job and his plans for leading the club in the new era, and managing and getting the best out of his players.
The 47-year-old was appointed on a five-year contract last Thursday to replace Thomas Tuchel at Stamford Bridge.
Potter was chosen by the new ownership to take over the team long-term and his first game in charge of Chelsea will be against FC Salzburg in the Champions League on Wednesday night in the capital.
Potter took charge of his first Chelsea training session last Friday after introducing himself to the players and staff, which saw him carry out media duties with the club at Cobham.
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During his photoshoot and tour around the training complex, the Blues head coach made clear his excitement of the fantastic opportunity he had been given by the new owners.
Potter explained his plans for the new players and how he was ready to take a risk to move to Chelsea to take the step up to manage a team who will compete, with the eventual hope of winning silverware.
What Graham Potter said to Chelsea’s in-house media
Joining Chelsea
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"It's the start of a really exciting period. I was really excited and impressed by (the new ownership), firstly as people and then the vision for the club and what they wanted to do. The history of the club speaks for itself, but it's about trying to create that again, in our own way.
"It's an amazing history, fantastic tradition, a historic football club. You only have to walk around the place here and you see the pictures, trophies, names. It's incredible and it's a huge honour for me to be part of that now.
"It's nice to be able to take the next step and to be able to work with an exciting group of players that we have here and compete at the top, try and create a winning team and that's a fantastic opportunity for me.
"Surreal, hectic, a whirlwind, exciting, amazing, a little bit of sadness because you're leaving some good people but very, very happy and excited to meet some new people... a whole range of emotions. Overall, really, really happy and very proud.
Understanding new players
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"I think that you have to understand that they're human beings first, and the key thing is to try to understand them, understand what motivates them and understand what they're like as people.
"From that, try to find some common ground, try to build relationships, to try to communicate effectively on a daily basis and build respect, trust and honesty, so my starting point would always be the person first."
What team Potter wants to create at Chelsea
"It's about creating a team that competes, that has respect, for each other, that is honest, that works together, so a combination of football and human values that we try to work with."
Stamford Bridge atmosphere
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"It's one of those places that fills you with incredible excitement when you come as an away team. The crowd are always very, very passionate, they're always getting behind the home side.
"It's a really, really tough place to play so I'm looking forward to being on the other end of that and getting that support with the team because it's amazing, the atmosphere is fantastic and it's something I'm really looking forward to."
Taking risks and going outside comfort zone
"In order to get better you have to take a little step outside of what's comfortable and our job as coaches is to provide the players that opportunity to do that. Everybody wants to improve, to compete, to be part of something.
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"Life is about taking risks, it's about doing something that's a bit outside of what you're comfortable with because then it allows you to grow and develop."
Matthew Debono