Esteban Cambiasso can sense a fresh hunger inside the Inter Milan squad.

Physical preparation for the upcoming campaign has begun this weekend with the training retreat in Pinzolo and, only a couple of days into it, Cambiasso is already buoyant for what he has seen.

"I'm happy because there's always something new to spur you on. Perhaps pre-season is the hardest part of the season, but we're facing it with a lot of hunger," the Argentine declared to Inter Channel.

"I said it many times last season; a year like that one has to help us learn from our errors and start again. There's more anger when you can't manage to win.

"Of course, it would have been lovely to continue doing so for five, six or even 30 years, but no team can do that. What we had done was already something out of this world.

"Did we initially not give the proper value to those victories? Yes, it's true. But that's perfectly normal. That's what happens in everyday life. People also realise how important their loved ones are once they're no longer around."