New boss Tim Sherwood wants Aston Villa to lose the fear factor and called taking the job a "no-brainer.''
The 46-year-old was unveiled at Villa Park on Monday after signing a deal until 2018 to replace the sacked Paul Lambert.
Sherwood watched Villa beat Leicester 2-1 in the FA Cup on Sunday and went into the dressing room at half-time to deliver a teamtalk with the score 0-0. And, with Villa in the bottom three of the Premier League, Sherwood wants his side to play with freedom.
"To play with less fear,'' he said when asked what he said to the team at the break. "I thought it was a bit tentative. We had to get (Christian) Benteke more in the game. There's a little bit of apprehension around the place. They need to play with a bit more confidence then everything will be fine.
"It's a fantastic opportunity and a huge football club. When I got the call asking if I would be interested, it was a no-brainer. Yes. I'll take the job and then we'll negotiate later, see if they like what I'm about.''
Sherwood, who will take charge for Saturday's visit of Stoke, is also looking to revitalise Benteke with the striker having scored just three goals this season.
"He probably needs a goal for his confidence,'' he said. "If he scores goals that will breed confidence and more will follow.
"It's not a one-man team. He needs to recapture the form that we all know because all the best clubs in the world were after him. He will need to be helped out by the rest of the squad. They need to step up to the plate.''