CLEARWATER, FLORIDA – Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo insists the stamina-draining conditions that await Japan in Brazil at the World Cup finals will not diminish his performance. He said Friday that dealing with the heat is a psychological battle before it is a physical one.
Nagatomo said he was happy to be at Japan’s training camp in a “fantastic environment” by the beach in Florida, and also that he would be able to take part in full training later in the day after recovering from a bruised leg.
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