New interim coach Matt Sherratt has outlined how he will look to change the Wales team for the remainder of the Six Nations after taking over from Warren Gatland.

The Cardiff head coach will look after the national team for the three remaining fixtures against Ireland, Scotland and England after Gatland walked away from his second stint with Wales.

His departure came after 14 straight defeats at Test level, which saw Wales drop to 12th in the world. As Sherratt steps in for the remaining fixtures, even the most optimistic of Welsh supporter would not expect a victory of any kind over one of the home nations.

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However, Sherratt says he will back his players to be brave as he seeks to improve the mindset within the current Welsh squad.

"I’ll be honest, it feels like when I started at Cardiff," said Sherratt at a hastily-arranged press conference on Tuesday. "Cardiff were on a bit of a low when I came in and I said to Abi (Tierney, WRU CEO) that I think the first thing to start with is, mindset.

"It’s going to be very difficult, I’ve coached international rugby before, it’s going to be very difficult to change a huge amount technically and tactically in what will probably be three or four sessions before we play Ireland.

"I think if we can get a mindset shift and have real excitement in playing international rugby for Wales, so it doesn’t matter what technical and tactical stuff you put on the pitch. If the players go onto the pitch motivated and with belief then the technical and tactical stuff won’t make any difference.

"So I think mindset first and making sure the players come 12 days time are really excited to take the field."

While Sherratt is focusing on shifting mindsets, that doesn't mean he won't be targeting victories - even if Wales are 200/1 to pick up a Triple Crown in their three remaining matches.

"It’s my first year as head coach but I’ve been in the game 20 years, when you think of players in a dressing room - Toby Faletau, Tomos Williams, Jac Morgan - guys I’ve worked with, they want to win," he added. "So if I go in there and talk about trying our best and playing some nice rugby, you’ve lost the room immediately.

"They’re British Lions for a reason and they want to win. We go out there to win every game, same as we do at Cardiff - whether we’re playing Leinster or Zebre who are bottom of the league.

"It’s something that you stand there about just performance, the room switches off quickly. It will be around changing mindset, being positive. I’ve learned in this job you’ve got to be yourself. Coming in, I’ve got to play the game the way I want it to played. I want players to be brave.

"If there are 50/50s, I want them to take the positive options. Sometimes, that leads to a win. But I don’t think performance and winning are separate things. We’ve obviously got to get mindset right, put some structures in place that everyone buys into and then have a really positive attitude.

"Sometimes the opposition are further down the line than us and I can’t control the result. But when I meet the squad on Monday morning, they’ll want to beat Ireland."

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Sherratt, who Tierney stated was highly-thought of by players, said he would need to meet with the other coaches before deciding on any call-ups to his squad. Having found out about the job on Monday night, Sherratt took charge of Cardiff training on Tuesday ahead of Saturday's clash with Connacht.

While the likes of Gareth Anscombe and Max Llewellyn could be players Sherratt could turn to, having worked closely with both, the Cardiff coach - who insists he has no desire to put his name forward for the Wales job full-time - is focused on getting performances out of Wales that the fans can enjoy.

"I am not coming over to overthink it and think it is international rugby thinking I’m going to do it any differently, I’m pretty set on how to play," he said. "It's not going to be anything different to do the style we play at Cardiff.

"That is what I genuinely believe in, it is what I am passionate about. I do believe that we have a duty so people enjoy watching rugby. Not just international rugby.

"I took my boy to three games last year. I took him to a Liverpool game. He loved it. I took him to a Hundred game at Glamorgan and he loved it. I took him to a rugby game and he asked if we could leave at 55 minutes. It was a kick-fest.

"I actually thought, ‘how sad is it that there is a 12-year-old who loves sport and wants to leave the game?’ I’m probably at the stage of my career when it’s important to me that people want come and enjoy watching a team play - not at the expense of losing, that’s really important - but I want players to go out and brave and if there is a 50-50 on then take a brave option."