Leicester City striker Jermaine Beckford insists he is hungrier than ever to score goals.
Beckford, who looks certain to leave the King Power Stadium this summer with Bolton already having held talks with City over a possible transfer, responded to questions about his commitment to the Jamaica national team.
The 29-year-old spoke ahead of last Tuesday night's World Cup qualifying defeat to Mexico in Kingston, when his commitment to the international cause was questioned.
"I am hungrier than ever; I am always hungry whether I am training, in a reserve match or playing for my club or country," said Beckford, who made only three starts for City last season before going out on loan at Huddersfield, and has scored 15 goals in 49 appearances for the club since joining from Everton two years ago.
"Not scoring in two games is not an issue for me, you have to be strong in this game. I know as long as I do what I can do, I will score goals.
"Rome wasn't built in a day. It is the first time that I am playing with the majority of the guys here, so I am getting used to the way they play football and they are getting used to the way I play football. It is just a matter of time before everything falls into place.
"Expect hard work and determination. I don't want anybody to think that we are not trying, everybody here is trying. We've been close, it is just about fine-tuning."
Jamaica are bottom of their qualifying group with two points from four games and face the USA in Kingston tomorrow night and then Honduras in Tegucigalpa on Tuesday.
Talks over Beckford's move to Bolton have stalled in recent weeks over both clubs' valuation of the striker.
