New Hibernian manager Marink Reedijk was convinced Easter Road was the right move for him after a seven-hour meeting with the club's board in London.
The 35-year-old will take charge of Hibs for the first time on Saturday when they travel to Tannadice to face Scottish Premiership opponents Dundee United, having spent the past two weeks getting to know his new surroundings.
Reedijk joined the squad for their warm weather training camp in Spain and described his introduction to the club as "very intense".
"A lot to do, a lot to discover but it was really good," said the Dutchman.
"We got the ideas across properly, we got to know the players, got to know the staff, got to know the club a bit better by the day. Long days but very fruitful days for me.
"It was sort of a rollercoaster when it happened. We had first a Zoom call and just a few days later I was in London meeting with the board and sat down for seven hours.
"Very good conversations and very intense conversations about everything really, about my way of playing football, about the club itself, how we see management, how we see doing things together.
"That was for me also one of the reasons to come here because it is a special club. I did my research, it has a lot of supportive fans, which are a sort of family. When I first entered the building and since I'm here, it feels like a family."
Hibs sit 10th in the Premiership table and Reedijk is clear about what he wants to achieve as he begins his first managerial role in the Scottish top flight.
"Win as many matches as possible for me," he said. "I don't like to not win.
"Even if I play against my cousin of five years old, Monopoly or something like this, I want to win. This is a little bit not good behaviour sometimes towards this but in football it's handy to have."
However, Reedijk believes creating a strong collective identity will be just as important as results.
"This is maybe also one of the key pillars for me, is that we become even more of a family and do things together," he added.
"That everybody feels involved and has the identity and carries the identity on and off the pitch and in the stands of this beautiful club."
Reedijk arrives in Edinburgh after leaving Belgian team Beveren, the side he guided to promotion last season. While this is his first managerial appointment in a top-tier league, he believes Scottish football offers plenty of opportunities.
"It has a lot of potential, there is a lot of passion, there is a lot of tradition in this country," he said.
"From the outside world they only look, in Holland as well, the perspective is on a few clubs and that's it.
"But if I look to the league, which you do with your research, then it's not an easy league to play in.
"Everybody can win from everybody, as you see at the moment and therefore it's such a good challenge in order to grow also as a human being."
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