'Mentality gives you the best chance of winning' - Arbeloa

[Getty Images] Fulham's new head coach, Alvaro Arbeloa, has given his first interview since joining the west London side. Arbeloa, who previously spent five months in charge of Real Madrid, has spoken of how "happy and really proud" he is to have made the move to Craven Cottage. "When I spoke with the owners and people at the club, I felt ambition, honesty and real desire to improve. This club has everything it needs to make the next step so I'm ready to work and make it happen," the Spaniard said. On the club's transfer strategy, Arbeloa added: "If we want to be ambitious we need to sign players who can improve the squad. We lost some good players from last season so we need to replace them. We need to bring in quality players, the sooner they arrive is important because we have the first game in six weeks. "Fulham is one of the oldest English football clubs, I want to respect that history and try to write the next chapter. "I want a team with a clear identity. I want to see a team that plays with courage and personality. We want to be an offensive team, brave with the ball and aggressive when we lose it and ready to attack. We need to show that passion and ambition every game and show everything that we have. "At Real Madrid I learnt winning is about a standard that you set every day, it's about mentality, self-demand, hard work and discipline. Mentality gives you the best chance of winning. Looking ahead to the new season, the new boss said: "I think the Premier League is the best League in the world, I enjoyed it as a player so I'm looking forward to this new chapter as a coach. "I want to build something special, a supporter can be proud of, if they are proud of me I think I will be successful."