Tony Adams will not allow his emotions to get the better of him when he returns to Arsenal on Sunday.
The Portsmouth boss spent 19 years with the Gunners as a player, etching his name into the club's history books.
A weekend trip to the Emirates Stadium will represent his first visit since stepping into management and he is looking forward to being back among friends.
However, with Pompey having lost their last three Premier League fixtures, Adams is desperate to get one over his former employers.
"We've been trying to win football games and getting done on counter-attacks and Arsenal are probably the best team in the country at counter-attacking," he said.
"So that's going to be very difficult for us and resources are low. We need to put things right quickly.
"It's never easy going there, you've got to play them at some stage and in some ways maybe it's the perfect place to go.
"I worked at Arsenal for a long, long time and enjoyed every minute of it and I'm delighted and honoured that the fans respect me so much. I love that so much.
"But I'm working for another club at the moment and trying to win a football game so that's the context and perspective of it."
Adams also admitted that, in the wake of Lassana Diarra's big-money sale to Real Madrid, he will be looking to bring fresh faces to Fratton Park in January.
"I know I need a couple of reinforcements if I can," he added.
"But you've got to be very careful you don't panic and buy someone just for the short term.
"It is all about results and the directors here have been totally supportive and the owner has been great.
"Around the country there's a short-termness and people want results so they panic buy. For the long-term good of the club I don't think it's appropriate for me to do that."
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