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New manager Alfred Johansson has told Motherwell supporters not to expect major changes to the playing style successfully implemented by predecessor Jens Berthel Askou.
Swede Johansson has replaced Dane Askou, who was very popular with the Well faithful during his solitary season in charge and drew plaudits for the Steelmen's possession-based brand of football.
Johansson spoke with Askou before taking on the Motherwell job and "can't praise the style of play here at Motherwell enough".
"My way of playing previously in all the clubs that I've been at has been related with that way, possession based, trying to dominate games in that way," Johansson told club media.
"In football you can't ask for more weeks than what we've got at this point [to prepare] so the good thing is that I'm here because I am a coach that likes to play in a similar way that the club has been conducted last year on the pitch, so I don't think that people should be too afraid that there's going to be major changes.
"We will still try to be constructive, playing with the ball, having deep runs and trying to attack the box of the opponent in our way.
"I think going back to using the positives of that fundamental that's been built here over the past 12 months with Jens and the coaching staff, that's what will provide us the possibility to add some details, to put in my ideas, but using the strong fundamental that's already built."
Motherwell will feature in the second qualifying round of the Conference League, with a tie against Havnar Boltfelag. The first leg takes place at Fir Park on 23 July.
"We start with a very exciting Conference League qualifier in the Faroe Islands and we have some weeks to prepare for that and everything that we'll do now is to try to get the best out of the fundamental from last year and try to just keep on building on that," said Johansson.
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