New Crystal Palace manager Frank de Boer is adamant his new side will emulate the 'total football' style made famous by his former club, Ajax.

The ex-Inter Milan boss will implement the style in the hope that he can transform the Eagles from relegation battlers to competing for the European spots in the top half of the table.

"The fans are excited to come to see a team that wants to win, who wants to fight for every metre," said the former centre-back.

"That's always the starting point for me. Also the technical ability to change to different systems.

"Ajax is famous for Total Football when [Johan] Cruyff started in the 1970s with Rinus Michels, so it's in our DNA to try and play tactical and technical football – to try to dominate.

"If you do that well it's a plus because it's attractive and it looks nice.

"When you don't have the ball you can try to move them [the opposition] to where you want them to go.

"That's what I also mean, to be dominant. Everybody knows, 'Okay, this is happening, we're still in charge.'

"Against big clubs with fantastic players sometimes you will be pulled back, but still you have to be in the kind of shape where you can transition, be dangerous, or get the ball."