Ryan Giggs feels the Wales squad have adapted to his methods as he prepares for his first trip to Dublin as an international manager.
Wales host Spain in a glamour Cardiff friendly on Thursday - the first time the two nations have met since 1985 - before resuming their Nations League campaign against the Republic of Ireland in Aviva Stadium five days later.
Giggs succeeded Chris Coleman as Wales manager in January and his five games in charge have produced two wins, two defeats and a draw.
His short tenure has also been notable for the promotion of emerging young talent, with Ethan Ampadu, David Brooks, Chris Mepham and Connor Roberts all coming to the fore in recent months
"My managerial style is quite relaxed, really," Giggs told uefa.com.
"I want the players to focus when we're training or in the meetings, but other than that, I realise that you're away for a long time sometimes, and I just want a relaxed atmosphere.
"It helps that I inherited a great squad spirit-wise and regarding how the lads get on. That helped me a lot.
"Obviously, I'm different from Cookie (Chris Coleman), the previous manager, I've got my own ways (of doing things) and my own thoughts about how I want to play and work.
"But the players have been really good and are taking all the information on board."
Their second taste of the competition, a 2-0 defeat in Denmark three days later, was not so productive as the short turnaround in fixtures proved difficult to handle.
But Giggs says he is a fan of the new UEFA tournament which is designed to make international football more competitive.
"Yes, I like it," Giggs said. "I think if you go through all the groups and all the pots, they'll be really competitive.
"You look at all the groups and you think, 'I don't know who's going to win that one.'.
"I think that's what UEFA wanted, to have it more competitive, and I think that's what you've got.
"Just look at our group: ourselves, Ireland, Denmark. It's a really competitive group.
"It's great for a manager, it's a new concept, a new start, it will take a bit for the players and the fans to get their head around.
"But I think once they do, they'll really enjoy it because of what I said, really competitive games."
