PINZOLO - He's never been more determined to succeed. That was the mantra repeated by Yuto Nagatomo as he spoke to a group of Japanese journalists who have followed him up to Pinzolo for Inter's pre-season training camp.
"I'm raring to go, in fact I don't think I've ever been this fired up before," the wingback declared after his first full training session under Walter Mazzarri on Thursday afternoon. "I'm totally focused – so much so that I'd rather not have given any interviews today because I don't want lose my focus. Our only target this year is to win.
"Mazzarri? He's a very charismatic coach. We did a lot of work on tactics today. I think he relies greatly on his wingers; they come into play a lot during attacking moves. That's a massive incentive for me and it will help me improve. I'm very impatient, I just can't wait for the season to start.
"The Confederations Cup? We saw what football's about on the world stage and we realise we're some way off that at the moment. We have a year to prepare for the World Cup and we need to try and improve every aspect of our game as a team. The World Cup only comes around once every four years."
