Stoke City manager Mark Hughes has admitted he has to win over those who question his managerial abilities.
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Former Wales, Blackburn, Manchester City and Fulham boss Hughes, 49, was sacked as QPR manager last November after a poor start to the campaign.
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Stoke decided to appoint Hughes after the departure of Tony Pulis in May.
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"Every manager, when they come into a new environment and a new club, will have doubters. It is up to you to win people over," Hughes said.
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The Welshman began his managerial career in charge of his country in 1999 before departing to take over at Blackburn Rovers in 2004, when they were in the Premier League.
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The former Manchester United, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Everton, Blackburn, Southampton and Wales striker led Blackburn to a sixth-placed Premier League finish in 2005-06 and subsequently into Europe.
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Hughes departed in the summer of 2008 for Manchester City, but was sacked in December 2009 and replaced by Roberto Mancini.
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Fulham appointed the Welshman in 2010, but he resigned within a year after leading the Cottagers to a top-eight Premier League finish.
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Hughes was then appointed as boss at Loftus Road in January 2012 and the London club narrowly avoided relegation that season, staying up despite a final- game defeat by City who won the Premier League on the same day.
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Despite a summer of heavy spending, QPR sacked Hughes after they managed only four points from their opening 12 games.
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Hughes has now put that bad experience behind him as he looks to Stoke's Premier League opener against Liverpool on Saturday.
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"In recent times my previous work has been overlooked as a consequence of having an exceptionally poor start to last season," he said.
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"Hopefully we can redress the balance somewhat because it was a bit skewed in a negative way, people's perceptions of my ability as a manager.
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"You will always have people that, for whatever reason, don't like the way you look or don't like the colour of your hair.
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"There is not a lot you can do about that, it happens.
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"I would like to think once they understand what I am trying to do here and the type of football we want to produce, we can turn a few round."