HIDETOSHI Nakata has promised more to come as he gets to grips with life at the Reebok.
Japan's most celebrated footballer made his mark on the Premiership on Saturday, with an impressive performance in the 1-0 victory over Portsmouth that took Wanderers into third in the table behind runaway leaders Chelsea.
But he says he is still not fully fit after joining the Whites just six weeks ago on a season-long loan from the Italian club, Fiorentina.
"My condition is not the top," he said. "I am behind because the Italian league was not due to start until the end of August, so I came here not having done much training. I needed some time. I know that, so it's OK.
"Now I am getting used to it and I am starting to enjoy playing here. I'm still not satisfied. I think I can do more for the team. I need to improve more."
Nakata, described as the "David Beckham of Japan", built his reputation in Italy, where he spent seven seasons at five different clubs before accepting Sam Allardyce's invitation to showcase his talents at the Reebok.
The man who won the Serie A title with Roma, knows he will need to adjust his game if he is to make the same impact in England, but insists he has nothing to prove to anyone, least of all his new manager.
"I know what I can do and I think he knows what I can do, otherwise he would not have got me here," he said.
"The system is not difficult, I just have to run a lot and I need to know the way the other players play and they have to know me as well, which is something you cannot understand just in training, you have to play together in the match. That is why I need more games."
Allardyce believes Nakata can be a major player for Wanderers this season, and is excited at the prospect of the experienced Japan international linking up with Jay Jay Okocha as a potentially formidable creative force.
"It looks like we've found a player with cutting edge qualities and with the passing ability of Jay Jay," the manager said. "To have the two of them together performing in the same side is going to be really something.
"Jay Jay is not quite as good as we know he can be at the moment, but when he does get up to speed and does start showing his skills, these two are going to be awesome for us."
Nakata revelled in the adulation of the Reebok fans who saluted his performance in his first full league game and was surprised to hear that the Premiership is being criticised for falling standards.
"I came here (to England) especially for the atmosphere and I can see that there are many fans behind me, pushing me, building me up and that helps me a lot," he said.
"I don't know anything about it (the Premiership being boring) because I haven't had a too many chances to watch it, but maybe it is more I intense here, more high speed and a little bit less technical than in Italy where the focus is more on technique and tactics."
One difference he has identified is the greater physical demand of the English game.
"Maybe I have to do some more weight training," he added, more than happy to meet the challenge head on with more extra-curricular work, which has already impressed Allardyce.
"I have been doing that since I started as a professional. That's not unusual for me."
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