Celtic midfield ace Shunsuke Nakamura is determined to produce his best in the season run-in. Nakamura started Sunday's goalless draw with Rangers four days after playing in Japan's vital World Cup qualifier against Australia in Yokohama.
The 30-year-old is a notoriously poor traveller, which is one of the reasons he plans to quit Celtic in the summer and return home to play for Yokohama Marinos.
He has also been dogged by niggling injuries this season, but he is determined to leave Parkhead having helped the Hoops claim a fourth successive Clydesdale Bank Premier League title.
He told the Scottish Daily Express: "We've played lots of games this season so far, but I am going to be prepared for the end of the season."
To achieve his goal, Nakamura knows Celtic must improve on Sunday's limp display.
He said: "We played well in the first half but they dominated the second half. We just couldn't pass the ball around well enough.
"Everyone has to move more during the game. The first half was fine but we just didn't keep things tight enough in the second half and we have to modify that."