New Genoa signing Lasse Schone is delighted with his late career move to Italy.

The 33 year-old has arrived from Ajax.

“It was a great season," he told Spillerforeningen.

“We won a lot, even though we didn't make it to the Champions League Final. I had a good time but physically I felt tired at the end of the season.

“I was really tired the last month. I felt that my body was well worn out. I came from the World Cup and had only ten days of holiday and then straight after we had to start for the Champions League qualification, so it was full on and hard. My body never got to recover.

“I could feel that after 65 minutes of the match, the tank was almost empty. At that time, I ran out of energy.

“[Having 10 days off after the World Cup is] not enough. You must have a minimum of three weeks of summer vacation. You simply need it to relax your body and mind.

“But you can't do much else because we had a Champions League qualifier just around the corner.

“You must come back and you want to because you want to help the team to qualify for the Champions League. But of course, it is not ideal.

“It's going to be difficult to arrange but, in an ideal world, all players should be able to get four weeks off after the season. That is the ideal situation but it is hard to plan."