John Eustace will try to block out the backroom noise and focus on picking up points at Blackburn Rovers rather than worrying about issues behind the scenes.

The head coach was unveiled to the media on Monday afternoon after watching his side end their eight-game winless run against Stoke City. It was the perfect tonic for the group ahead of his first official game in charge at St Andrew's.

Despite the positive result and atmosphere at Ewood Park, there were pockets of fans who were still chanting against the ownership and Chief Executive Steve Waggott after a turbulent fortnight for the club.

Eustace insists he had no qualms about taking the role, despite the off-field noise and works with a 'no-excuse culture', controlling what he can control.

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"I've been told to come in and enjoy managing the group," Eustace told The Lancashire Telegraph.

"That opportunity to come in was enough for me. I work with a no-excuse culture. We have a great group of players that are fully committed to the club.

"This squad of players is very young, very hungry. They can play very good football. There is now some good experience in there too.

"The important thing for me is working with a fantastic group of players.

 "All I can effect is what's on the pitch. I want togetherness between the players and the fans. That's what I am interested in, I want a team fully committed on a Saturday.

"The fans will be able to see that. My job is to coach the team and get as many points as possible. It was a good start on Saturday, we have eight games in 23/24 days, we would like more time on the training ground but we can't get that."

Rovers played far more direct against Stoke, moving away from the possession-based style that was so prevalent under Jon Dahl Tomasson. It was more 'back to basics' and incredibly effective.

Eustace insisted the first priority for Rovers is picking up points to stay in the Championship. With eight games to play in three weeks, it will be a hectic run of matches without much time on the training ground.

The head coach wants his side to be effective with and without the ball, displaying a variety of playstyles to ensure they are not one-dimensional.

As time develops, more of a tangible style will become evident but Eustace wants to make sure the players are putting in performances that the fans can be proud of, first and foremost.

"I think Saturday's performance is what I am about, we had some good passages of play, some good, exciting football," he said on what an Eustace team will look like.

"We also dug in and kept the ball out of the net when we needed to. You can see the commitment of the group, the togetherness of the group. 

"The fans played their part too. That's what I expect, whatever team we put out there we are together and they will do whatever it takes to get three points.

"I am very happy with the squad of players we have here, you can see it's worked, the players that have been brought in make for an incredibly talented group.

"It's my job to coach them and make sure they develop properly and we are picking up points along the way.

"The first thing we have to do is make sure we stay in the league and get as many points as we can. It's important we evolve as a football club and the players understand what we want when we do and don't have the ball.

"I want to play an exciting brand of football, a mixed style of football. We don't want to be one-dimensional. That's something I feel very strong about.

"It's not just with the ball, it's without the ball as well that we have to be good. We want to grow together, do the right things and develop."

Developing young players is a huge part of Blackburn Rovers' transfer model. The academy remains a central part of their vision to ensure the club can move forward sustainably.

Birmingham City gave more minutes to under-20s players than anyone else in the Championship last season despite battling relegation. The likes of George Hall, Alife Chang and Jobe Bellingham all flourished.

Eustace enjoys working with and developing young players but also acknowledged the need for older heads to guide those emerging talents.

"We were very proud of the record last year, we were in a relegation fight from the bookies, they thought we'd go down and then we had the most minutes for under-20 players in the league.

"Then the most amount of minutes for under-18s in Europe. It was a fantastical achievement, to do that in a difficult season was brilliant. 

"I like working with young players but sometimes you do need experienced players around to help them do that. We have that here just as we did at Birmingham."