Maya Yoshida to get well-earned rest

Maya Yoshida is expected to be given extra time off to recover before pre-season training at Saints this summer as he finds himself in the midst of potentially five years without a proper break from football.The Saints and Japan centre half has barely had a breather for approaching three years of non-stop football, and that is likely to continue for another two years at least.On the back of an impressive debut season for Saints in the Premier League, Yoshida has been away playing World Cup qualifiers for his country, securing Japan’s place in the 2014 tournament with a draw against Australia before a dead rubber against Iraq.He now heads straight out to Brazil to take part in the Confederations Cup.He will be away until at least June 22, but might not return until after the start of pre-season training at Saints if Japan make it to the final stages

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