The Wycombe Wanderers boss is warning his players to stay on their toes despite Chester's poor start to the campaign.

Taylor is choosing to ignore City's 6-0 drubbing last weekend at Dagenham and Redbridge, and their 5-2 defeat at home to Leeds United in the Carling Cup on Tuesday night.

He said: "It doesn't matter how Chester have started their season because I know they will still provide us with a tough test.

"Chester will be desperate to put things right and we must be fully aware of the situation or we could suffer a defeat.

"I was pleased with the start we made against Morecambe on Saturday. It was a good performance, but we conceded a bad goal from a free kick and came away with a point instead of three."

Taylor, 55, was appointed Wycombe boss in the close season, succeeding Paul Lambert who moved on after the club's failure to win promotion to League One, losing to Stockport County in the play-off semi-finals.

Taylor had been out of work since leaving Stevenage last month.

He said: "I've got so much enthusiasm still to be a manager and I love being on the training ground.

"I've learnt from every club I've worked at whether I've had success or failure. I was delighted when the opportunity at Wycombe came along."

As well as his role with England Under-21s, Taylor also took caretaker charge of the full England side for one game in 2000.

His club management career has seen him enjoy spells in charge of Southend, Gillingham, Leicester, Brighton, Hull and Crystal Palace.

And Taylor said he was confident of the club mounting a promotion challenge.

"I think I can help players improve and I think we will have an organised team," he said.

"The supporters will enjoy seeing the side play. I want a good relationship with players and supporters and I want a good relationship between players and supporters.

"You've always got a chance if everybody goes for the same thing, if we all pull in the same direction we have a real good chance."

Taylor is expected to name Glasgow-born Scott Shearer as his custodian to face the Blues.

Shearer moved to Wycombe from Shrewsbury last season after spells at Bristol Rovers, Coventry City, and Albion Rovers where he started his career.

Craig Woodman, Leon Johnson, Mark Williamson, and Dave McCracken will team up in Wycombe's defence.

Woodman began his career at hometown club, Bristol City, and made more than 100 appearances in six years. He spent time on loan at Mansfield Town and two spells with Torquay United. He was one of 11 new signings at Wycombe last summer.

London-born Johnson joined Southend as a trainee and made more than 60 appearances in three seasons at the club until moving to Gillingham in 2002.

He played more than 100 games for Gillingham before being released in 2007 when Wycombe swooped to sign him on a two year deal.

Williamson began his career with Torquay before being signed by Southampton for £100,000, but he failed to break into the first team.

He joined Wycombe after joining the Adams Park club on loan during 2004.

McCracken played for Dundee United before moving south of the border to join Wycombe in a two-year deal in June 2007.

Gary Holt, John Mousinho, Lewis Spence, and Tommy Doherty are expected to link up in midfield.

Irvine-born Holt started his career at Celtic, before having spells with Stoke City, Kilmarnock, and Norwich City.

He joined Nottingham Forest in 2005 where he made more than 60 appearances, and he then joined Wycombe.

Mousinho began his career at Brentford and joined Wycombe in June 2008.

Doherty is a Northern Ireland international who began his career with Bristol City and moved to QPR in 2005.

He signed a permanent deal at Wycombe in January 2008.

Scott McGleish is likely to partner Gavin Grant in Wanderers' front line.

Barnet-born McGleish made his name at his hometown club after spells with Charlton, Peterborough and Leyton Orient before moving to Colchester in 2001.

A free transfer move to Northampton Town in 2004 saw him enhance his reputation as a lethal forward, and he was then transfer-listed two years later and moved to Wycombe in January 2007.

Grant had an impressive scoring record in non-league football before joining Gillingham in 2005, and he then signed for Millwall just six months later.

Two loan spells at Grays and a two-month period at Stevenage Borough led to Peter Taylor swooping for Grant in July 2008.