Crystal Palace have announced Frank de Boer as their new manager.
The Dutchman, 47, has signed a three-year deal with the Premier League club to succeed Sam Allardyce at Selhurst Park after the former England manager resigned at the end of last season having kept Palace in the top flight.
De Boer, who was introduced to the media at the club's Beckenham training ground on Monday afternoon, is confident he can have an impact on the Premier League, having seen his tenure at Inter Milan cut short in November after just 14 matches in charge.
"I had a good feeling about the club and the prospect of managing a team in the Premier league was exciting," the former Ajax, Barcelona and Rangers defender said at a press conference flanked by Palace chairman Steve Parish.
De Boer had been linked with other jobs in England, while Palace have had plenty of changes in the dugout in recent years.
The Dutchman, though, hopes he can last the distance at Selhurst Park.
"I am focusing on this job right now, not what happens in the future, that is unimportant," he said.
"I am just concerned with making Palace a solid Premier League club.
"I signed for three years, so normally I want to stay for three years, which normally means it is going well."
As a graduate of Ajax and having enjoyed a successful spell at Barcelona, the Dutchman is hopeful his methodology can work in the hustle and bustle of the English top flight.
"I have my own type of coaching and style of playing, we want to be dominant when we can, but also dominate when we don't have the ball," he said.
De Boer feels he can use the disappointment of his short spell in Italy to his advantage moving forwards into a fresh challenge.
"I learned a lot from it," said De Boer, who revealed he had spoken to former Netherlands and Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal ahead of taking the job.
"I can bring that experience here to Crystal Palace."
Palace chairman Parish accepted the appointment of De Boer was "the worst kept secret in football", but believes the Dutchman is the right man to take the club forward.
He said: "Palace has always been a club about young talent, it is an important part of what we do.
"Frank is renowned for bringing in young talent, and that is exciting.
"The effort he made to know about the club and how we play was all unbelievably impressive.
"Frank made it very clear in meeting us that this was a great opportunity for him, and that means a lot also."
* Press Association
