Yoshito Okubo is looking forward to a new challenge after joining Kawasaki Frontale ahead of the new J. League season, but the fiery forward is not about to tone down his style just because of a change in surroundings.
Okubo arrived in Kanagawa last month on a transfer from Vissel Kobe, calling time on a six-year association with the Kansai club after losing last season's battle to avoid relegation on the final day.
Okubo's loyalty to Vissel ran deep after the team welcomed him back from an abortive six-month stint in Germany with Wolfsburg in 2009, but after relocating to the Kanto region for the first time in his career, the 30-year-old now finds himself with revised ambitions for the coming season.