West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola insisted his lack of managerial experience would not hamper him in his new job when he was unveiled at Upton Park on Thursday.
The 42-year-old Italian has not managed a club side before and has still to obtain the Uefa Pro Licence.
West Ham have agreed with the Premier League that Zola, who already has Uefa's B licence, can work as a manager as long as he gains the Uefa Pro Licence by 2010.
There have been reports that Zola wants Chelsea assistant Steve Clarke, who coached him at Stamford Bridge, to be his number two at Upton Park.
Zola, who is West Ham's fifth manager in seven years and their first foreign boss, was an instinctive and lavishly gifted forward.
He promised to also have an attacking philosophy now he is a manager.
"My philosophy is to play offensive football if I can," he said. "I have always done that, because I trust it.
The Italian paid tribute to his predecessor. "I believe Curbishley has done a great job here and I respect him very much," he said.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes football is in danger of becoming destabilised by the amount of outside investment coming into the game.
Wenger said: "What is worrying for me is that a player signs somewhere and then the next day he does not even know where he has signed. You cannot say that is a good trend.
"Football is not a supermarket, we have to all understand that."
Blackburn have agreed to sign Robbie Fowler on a three-month pay-as-you-play deal, with the striker in line to face Arsenal at Ewood Park this weekend.
The former Liverpool frontman, 33, has been training with Rovers since Paul Ince took over as manager in June.
Manager Paul Ince said last month that he hoped a deal could be done with the former England international.
"I've always said he needs to get his fitness and sharpness and now we are seeing signs of that," he told BBC Radio Lancashire.
"He's a world-class striker. If he can get himself fit he'll always score goals at any level."
Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher admits Manchester United have been better than the Reds in recent derbies ahead of their home clash on Saturday.
The Reds have not beaten United in the Premier League since 2004.
Carragher, 30, told BBC Radio Merseyside: "I'm not a great believer in being lucky or unlucky. I'm a big believer in 'you get what you deserve'.
"United over the last few years have probably edged it with us and small details in football make a difference."
TAK GIU BERN's thought:
Hopefully they can get the three points and that will give them a bit of confidence for the season ahead.
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