BOSS Will Still insists his experience will help to create an environment in which his Saints players can win in his first season at the club.

Still is only 32 years old but has been working in football for over a decade, and boasts five years of experience as a head coach or manager.

The Belgium-born Englishman spent the last three seasons working in Ligue 1, a top five European league, with Stade Reims and RC Lens.

Still is bilingual and can effortlessly switch between French and English, and has worked with players from all over the world during his stints.

In his first interview as Saints boss, Still opened up on the culture he wants to create at St Mary's, when he returns for pre-season next month.  

"We want people to be able to identify themselves to the team, the club and the environment that we're trying to create," said Still. 

New Saints manager Will Still at St Mary'sNew Saints manager Will Still at St Mary's (Image: PA)

"To do that, we need them to feel good in it and we want these people to come in with a smile on their face and just be as positive as possible.

"But knowing in the background that we're doing this to win games of football and we want to push and we want to be the best that we can be.

"But that's being the best footballers that we can be, but it's also being the best people we can be. People look up to us.

"People have posters of the players in their room so we want to be obviously good players, but I think the people side of it is really important.

"Just be normal, be relaxed, be laid back, but be focused and the right person to be able to win games of football."

Still, who became the youngest manager in a top five European league when he joined Stade Reims, is credited as an excellent man-manager. 

"This is my 13th season in professional football, I've been in a few dressing rooms, I've seen a few players, that experience is massive," he said.

"Working in different cultures, seeing different players from all around the world, basically, you just get to know people.

"You get to understand what certain players need, what others need, and you build up this general picture of an environment you want to create.

"It's where everyone can fit in and everyone feels good, but it's obviously been influenced massively by all the various things that I've done.

"I started off as a video analyst, made my way up as an assistant, and then as a head coach, so you see different parts of it, which is interesting."