Chris Richards is happy to fight for his place at new club Crystal Palace.
The USA defender has arrived from Bayern Munich in the last 24 hours.
Richards joins a team with Marc Guéhi and Joachim Andersen as a formidable partnership in the centre of defence, and with James Tomkins providing additional competition. He has a task on his hands to challenge for a spot, but says he's aware of the work ahead:
“I know nothing's going to be given to me but I'm going to give 100% every day," he said. “I'll show the trainer why I should be on the field. I know Palace had one of the best defences last year and I just want to add to that.
“I'm a defender that likes to crack people: I like to be physical. I like to play out the back, try to bring calmness on the ball, off the ball, make the challenges that make opponents fear coming to our backline.
“I'm going to give 100% every day and hopefully help the team bring a lot of wins back to Selhurst Park."