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And the new manager insists Roman Abramovich was right to choose him to lead the Stamford Bridge revolution.

Belief: Avram Grant is sure he is the right man to take Chelsea forward

Outlining his vision for the future before today's home game against Everton, the former Israel manager said: "Sometimes there is a time in the life of a team when you need to go a different way. It's happened with many clubs.

"It happened with Arsenal. Ten years ago Arsenal were a very successful team but they took the right decision to change the style. And they took the right decision here to change the style of the team and put me in charge, with the help of all the staff.

"We have seen in the past six or seven games how the style is changing. With everything seen on television all over the world, you need to win games but you need to do it in a positive way."

Grant looks forward to welcoming one of his proteges, Aiyegbeni Yakubu, to Stamford Bridge having signed the Nigeria striker for Maccabi Haifa as an 18-year-old and helped him develop into the top scorer in the Israeli league a year later.

"I watched him when he was 18 and liked him very much," said Grant. "I signed him and he was great. The first year there was a problem with his registration but the second year he played all the games and was the top scorer in Israel.

"He's a good player, a good talent and he's doing well here. I like him as a person."