Claudio Ranieri says he didn't think twice about taking the Fulham job.

The Cottagers are among favourites to be relegated this season.

Ranieri told Sky Sports, "Never do I see a job on which position [the club are in]. If I have a feeling, I am happy. I have been at Parma, and Parma were down the bottom at the end of February. Why did I go there? I went and saved the team. Now there is a good club, a historic club, good president, good crowd, close to my house… why not? It is perfect for me.

"The first thing [to implement] was a fighting spirit, and then to play more vertical balls. I like to keep possession of the ball, but not often. I want to go straight away to find a solution to score the goals. If that isn't possible, OK, keep possession, but I don't want to keep possession from the start. I don't love this, I love to make chances to score.

"It is a big challenge. I feel it is difficult, but I am confident with my players, the crowd, the president at Fulham. Maybe because I am an ambitious, positive man, I don't know. I believe.

"We have to make a perfect match, and for Chelsea to make something less. We can do everything perfectly, but they have champions who can change and invent something."