Graham Potter has taken his first press conference as Chelsea head coach ahead of his side’s Champions League match against Red Bull Salzburg.
The Blues host the Austrian champions on Wednesday evening as they look to bounce back from last week’s 1-0 defeat at Dinamo Zagreb.
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Potter will have to wait until October to take charge of his first Premier League match as Chelsea boss due to postponements following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
The 47-year-old left Brighton to join Chelsea and has admitted it is a “completely different challenge” to any he has previously taken on in his career.
Before replacing Chris Hughton at the AMEX, Potter – who took four of his backroom staff with him to Stamford Bridge – managed Ostersunds in Sweden, taking over when they were in the fourth tier, and Swansea City.
“You have to look at the football club here, the tradition, the quality, to compete in the Premier League and Champions League, it’s a completely different challenge to the one I had,” the Blues head coach said.
“I am very, very excited as you can imagine and looking forward to getting going.
“The beauty of life is things can happen very quickly.
“We had some intense conversations with the new owners and it was clear that they had really exciting ideas about the project and how to take the club forward.
“Life is about going outside your comfort zone, taking responsibility, believing there is more to us that sits here now.
“I don’t see it as a risk in a negative way, but everything is a bit of an unknown.
“I’ll promise I’ll do my very best every single day. The team I’d like to see is balanced between attack and defence. We want a humble team that fights.
“We want our own identity and that supporters can see what we’re going to do.
“It’s about connecting with supporters, them recognising the team, working at Cobham. Success is to see improvement and be competing to win.”
On his debut in the Champions League, Potter said: “This is an amazing evening for us, for all of us it’s very exciting.
“At the same time, you can imagine we’ve been preparing a team, preparing for a game, getting to know the players and people at the training ground.
“We’re really looking forward to it.”
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