SCOTT Parker has spoken publicly for the first time about his sudden exit from Cherries, insisting: “I gave every bit of me, like I do at every single job.”

Less than four months on from guiding the club to promotion out of the Championship, Parker was acrimoniously sacked by Cherries following a 9-0 defeat at Liverpool.

Owner at the time Max Demin said of the decision: “It is unconditional that we are aligned in our strategy to run the club sustainably. We must also show belief in and respect for one another.”

Those comments came after Parker had labelled his Cherries squad “under-equipped” to compete at Premier League level and called for more signings in the transfer window.

Parker has now taken on his first job since leaving Cherries in August of last year, with the unconventional move to Belgian side Club Brugge.

They currently sit fourth in Belgium’s top flight and are set to face Benfica in the last 16 of the Champions League.

Discussing his exit from Cherries and asked if he is a difficult coach for a board to work with, Parker said, as he was unveiled as Brugge’s new coach: “I’m not difficult. I’m far from difficult. I want to win and I want to be successful.

“Of course, I understand how certain things may be perceived at certain moments.

“When you sit in this position after games with emotion at certain times.

“But ultimately I want to win and be successful. I don’t want to fail. Perception or narratives, they’re very common nowadays in the world we’re in certainly.

“All I can say is I gave every bit of me, like I do at every single job. I worked tirelessly to try and be successful and try and get the club promoted. We managed to do that.

“And that’s me. Heart on the sleeve, with one goal, which is nothing other than wanting the football club, wanting everyone to have success really. That was exactly it.”

Reflecting further on his previous managerial experiences at both Fulham and Cherries, Parker said: “Brilliant times at both places. Successful, which was key.

“I went on to Bournemouth and again, another tough job in the sense of Bournemouth were a team that had already been in the Championship one year before that.

“The second season in the Championship is always very difficult.

“I developed a lot of players in that side, young players, to move in the way we see them. And managed to go up automatically.

“I’ve been in management three years, had two promotions out of the Championship, which was a massive success for me.

“The disappointment of a Premier League season, but my experiences at both clubs were very good.”

He added: “Ultimately, as a coach, sometimes it’s very difficult to have success.

“I’m privileged and honoured enough to know that in three years we’ve been hugely successful. Both of those clubs were very good experiences for me.”