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    Nakamura expects baptism of fire in Spain

    Reuters

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    Shunsuke Nakamura expects little in the way of special treatment after signing for Spanish side Espanyol. The 31-year-old midfielder joined the La Liga side on a two-year deal last month from Scotland's Celtic and pledged to establish himself quickly at his new club. "I have to convince the manager, my team mates and the Espanyol fans to accept me," Nakamura told Thursday's Japanese media. "I'm the foreigner so unless I am better than the Spanish players I won't get to play much. I have alwa ...

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