Sampaoli promises to remain true to his beliefs as Sevilla coach

New Sevilla coach Jorge Sampaoli said on Tuesday that he intends to try and maintains the club's level of success in the wake of the departure of Unai Emery.

Emery made history with Sevilla, leading the club to three consecutive Europa League titles and his will be big shoes to fill, but former Chilean coach Sampaoli said he would stay true to his own style of coaching.

"All I can say is the idea which brought me here is not going to change. Results will judge whether I am successful or not, but I would not forgive myself if I turned my back on a style of play that is extremely attacking and which allows us to search for our objectives," he said in an interview on the club website.

Sampaoli was confirmed as the new Sevilla boss on Monday night, but said he already knew the city well.

"What I have found here is ambition and greatness and that is exciting as it inspires us to work to ensure that the club keeps growing and is able to compete against the biggest clubs in Europe," he added.

"We want to win everything and to try everything and we are going to try and build the most competitive squad possible so that it has a chance of success," concluded the coach.

Sevilla will return to competitive action before the Spanish league campaign kicks off when they face Real Madrid for the European Supercup: the first title of the season. Enditem