New FC Tokyo striker Yoshito Okubo admits that he feels "anxious" unless he is scoring goals, but the capital city club will be hoping to see him unwind over the coming J. League season as it goes in search of its first title.
Okubo joined Tokyo over the winter after four career-defining years at Kawasaki Frontale, where he won the golden boot for three straight seasons, earned a place on Japan's 2014 World Cup squad and became the J. League's all-time leading scorer with 171 top-flight goals.
For all Okubo's personal achievements at Kawasaki, however, team silverware consistently eluded him. Frontale came close last year after reaching the J. League Championship semifinal and the Emperor's Cup final, but Okubo decided he needed a fresh challenge and accepted an offer from Tokyo.