Morishita wants to be a Rovers leader
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Ryoya Morishita is ready to lead from the front for Blackburn Rovers.
The winger, 29, is preparing for his second season at Ewood Park after signing from Legia Warsaw for an undisclosed fee in August 2025 and wants to use his experience to help the team have a successful Championship campaign.
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"I feel much more comfortable to start pre-season with the team because last season I joined at the end of August and the Championship had already started," Morishita told BBC Radio Lancashire.
"Now I have to be a leader at Blackburn Rovers because I am nearly 30 years old and last season I played for me but now I have to play for Rovers and for the team - we have many young players so I have to take care of them and I think that is very important."
Rovers finished 20th in the Championship last season, five points clear of the relegation zone and the Japan international is confident they can have a successful year under new head coach, Tony Mowbray.
"Blackburn have the ability to be promoted so this season my individual goal is 10 goals and 10 assists and I believe we can take Blackburn to the Premier League," he added.
"The new coach has humour and makes us laugh. He is a very good guy and I love him."
Blackburn open the new Championship season away at Wolves on Friday, 14 August (20:00 BST).
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