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English duo Tyrrell Hatton and Matt Fitzpatrick have spoken of revenge \u2013 compatriot Tommy Fleetwood preferred the word \u201cmotivated\u201d and Rory McIlroy went with \u201cdetermined\u201d \u2013 but Europe\u2019s team are united in their quest to regain the Ryder Cup.<\/p>\n
The record 19-9 defeat at Whistling Straits was a humbling experience as they lost their grip on the trophy and that quartet are among seven of the current team who experienced it.<\/p>\n
They all have their own way of describing what is driving them this week at Marco Simone in Rome but it all points in the same direction.<\/p>\n
\u201cUltimately deep down you want to get some revenge. We have a fantastic team and we will be trying our best to make that happen,\u201d Hatton told rydercup.com.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t want to be trying too hard, so you give it 100 per cent but being aware of not trying to force the issue and be natural.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI\u2019m not one to usually fist pump after putts unless they have true meaning but the Ryder Cup is different so on the positive side you will see more (from me) for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fitzpatrick may be a major champion, having won last year\u2019s US Open, but in terms of the Ryder Cup he has yet to land a punch having lost all five matches he has played in over two editions.<\/p>\n
And while he is keen to get off the mark he is aware the bigger picture is far more important.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhistling Straits was disappointing\u2026 I think it is some motivation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cRealistically if we just won by a point I don\u2019t think it matters; as long as we win I don\u2019t think we are bothered but we all want to win it back regardless of what happened last time.<\/p>\n
\u201cI couldn\u2019t care less what happens as long as we win, I don\u2019t care,\u201d adding as a joke: \u201cAs the old saying goes, \u2018if you\u2019re not cheating, you\u2019re not trying\u2019. Don\u2019t use that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fitzpatrick\u2019s faith in his team-mates has also grown.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll be honest, if you look at the way the team compared to the US team nine months ago you\u2019d think, \u2018OK, there\u2019s a bit of a gap here\u2019 but I feel the closer we have got to this week the more it has looked in our favour.<\/p>\n
\u201cLooking at some of the numbers presented, it\u2019s a lot closer than everyone thought it would be so that\u2019s a great sign for us.\u201d<\/p>\n
World number two Rory McIlroy felt the defeat in Wisconsin more than most after his only point in for matches came in the Sunday singles over Xander Schauffele, which prompted a tearful television interview afterwards.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t mind being vulnerable, it\u2019s a very natural human thing to do and I\u2019d say Whistling Straits was probably one of the most vulnerable times of my career,\u201d said McIlroy, who professed his love for his team-mates in an emotional outpouring on the 16th green.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wasn\u2019t playing my best golf. It was a tough week for all of us and makes us more determined to put it right this time.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are moments of chaos and there\u2019s a really fine balance between thriving in the chaos and getting swept up with that emotion but also being able to bring yourself back to centre and get yourself back to doing what you need to do.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fleetwood spoke of standing in silence on the 18th green watching the Americans celebrate as \u201ca very motivating feeling we knew we didn\u2019t want to happen again\u201d.<\/p>\n
And world number four Viktor Hovland feels they have a point to prove after that thrashing.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think we all have a bit of a chip on our shoulder, we want to show what we can do,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI am sure the Americans think they can show up here and do the same thing again but we\u2019re going to do everything we can to stop that.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope we all play our asses off and show them what Team Europe is made of. I just want this week to be a huge statement.\u201d<\/p>\n