Stephen Appiah is hungry for success and believes the 2010-11 Italian season will re-establish him as a top player.
The 29-year-old former Ghana captain joined new boys Cesena early in August after spending the 2009-10 campaign with Bologna.
He told BBC Sport that he is full of beans ahead of the new Serie A campaign which gets underway this weekend.
"I didn't play a lot of games for Bologna last season but I'm hoping to get more playing time this season.
"In training I've showed the coach that I'm ready to play and I feel good," Appiah said, adding that his main priority is to help his new team avoid relegation at the end of the season.
"I've had a difficult time in the last two years and I'm determined to put that behind me and enjoy my football again," said Appiah in reference to the injuries and contractual issues he had with previous club Fenerbahce of Turkey.
A botched knee surgery saw him fall out spectacularly with the Turkish giants who accused him of abandoning his contract and then took the matter to Fifa.
The authorities in Zurich ruled in favour of Fenerbahce last year but the Court for Arbitration in Sport overturned the decision, allowing the industrious midfielder to move to Cesena as a free agent.
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