Williams welcomes pressure at Peterborough
Luke Williams was in charge of Swansea City for 13 months before being sacked in February
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New Peterborough United manager Luke Williams accepts he will be immediately under pressure after taking over at the relegation-threatened League One club.
Posh parted company with Darren Ferguson after last weekend's defeat by Blackpool left them bottom of the table and five points away from safety.
Williams, 44, knows he has a lot on his plate with Peterborough's plight.
"It is tough and maybe if the team wasn't in the current position I wouldn't have got the opportunity," he told BBC Cambridgeshire.
"So I should be grateful for the opportunity and grateful for the pressure that I'm under to try and change things.
"I felt like it's a good opportunity that I shouldn't turn down because it's a really good football club and the owner really knows exactly what he wants."
He revealed the discussions with chairman Darragh MacAnthony helped him decide it was the right job for him.
He explained: "I spoke to a few different clubs but I think the conversation with Darragh was very different to the others and very positive.
"So it felt like a good opportunity to work with someone that really is clear about what manager they want."
'Really talented players'
Williams's managerial CV includes spells at Swindon Town and Notts County as well as time as Russell Martin's assistant at MK Dons and Swansea in between.
His last job was as manager at Swansea, where he was in charge from January 2024 to February 2025 before leaving the club after seven defeats in nine Championship matches.
"I think now I'm only left to tick off the Premier League at some point and then I've done every division," he said.
"I've learned so many things along the way and hopefully those experiences help me in this one.
"I think that there's some really talented players in there and I think we saw today in training that there's a belief and a good attitude towards the work.
"We need to try to have the fittest, strongest team that we can have and get the right combination on the pitch together and find the rhythm and the winning mentality."
His first game in the dugout is against Cardiff City in the FA Cup first round on Saturday.
"Of course a victory would be sweeter for me because of the connection with the Swansea fans but we'll see because we know it's going to be a very tough game," he said.