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Showing posts with label 13.Park Ji-sung. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 13.Park Ji-sung. Show all posts

Friday, April 2, 2010

Pemusnah dari Seoul

Tanpa Wayne Rooney menentang Chelsea sabtu ini.
Peminat M.U jangan risau........
Terdapat sebuah lagu yang dinyanyikan oleh peminat-peminat fanatik M.U di Old Trafford yang memberikan amaran have a riot kepada Sir Alex sekiranya dia menjual Ji-Sung park. Perkara sedemikian tidak mungkin berlaku kerana jelas kelihatan Sir Alex Ferguson mengagumi pemain Korea selatan ini.

Sejak menyertai M.U pada musim panas 2005, Pemain tengah kelahiran Seoul ini, menunjukkan prestasi yang semakin berkembang menjadikan Park sebahagian dari rancangan yang tidak dapat dipisahkan dengan Sir Alex, terutama pada perlawanan-perlawanan besar. Tenaga dan kemampuannya di luar jangkaan sehingga menjadi penggempur utama di gelanggang lawan.

Manchester United bermain dengan lebih baik dengan kehadiran Park. Kecederaan lutut yang dialaminya menyebabkan sumbangannya hanya dapat dilihat pada separuh kempen 2009/10, tapi sejak Disember 2009, MU telah memenangi lebih banyak perlawanan, menjaring gol yang lebih banyak dan menunjukkan prestasi yang lebih baik ketika Park berada dalam pasukan. Bahkan dalam kekalahan Selasa lepas dalam kempen Liga Juara-Juara Eropah di Munich, kedua-dua gol Bayern dijaringkan selepas Park dikeluarkan dan diganti dengan pemain lain.

Kebolehan dan taktik serba boleh Park, khususnya di Eropah. Bermula dengan melawan Wolfsburg diposisi sayap dan berakhir diposisi pertahanan (Park berkata, "Ini pertama kali saya bermain pada posisi ini sejak di universiti").

Park menjaring gol penting menentang Arsenal, termasuk menentang AC Milan di Old Trafford dan menjaringkan gol kemenangan semasa menentang Liverpool, inilah bukti bahawa Park juga merupakan pemain yang mampu memberikan ancaman kepada pihak lawan.

Apabila anda memikirkan tentang Superstar M.U, Park Ji-sung mungkin tidak langsung muncul difikiran anda. Tetapi, jangan memandang remeh dengan kebolehan Park, semasa melawan Chelsea anda boleh membuat taruhan dia tidak akan mengecewakan ...

The Ji-sung Park effect –
Since the beginning of December 2009:

With Park (17 games)
Won 14 (82.4%)
Drawn 1 (5.9%)
Lost 2 (11.7%)
Goals for: 41 (2.41 goals per game)
Goals against: 12 (0.7 goals per game)

Without Park (10 games)
Won 6 (60%)
Drawn 1 (10%)
Lost 3 (30%)
Goals for: 24 (2.4 goals per game)
Goals against: 8 (0.8 goals per game)

02/04/10- ManUtd.com

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Terpaksa minum jus Katak

Lompatan seperti Katak, membawa kemenangan untuk Manchester United.

PARK Ji Sung adalah seorang budak yang meminum jus katak busuk panas sebelum menjadi seorang lelaki dewasa.

Idola Korea Selatan itu – wira pada perlawanan Ahad lalu di Old Trafford – dianggap terlalu lembik untuk bermain dalam sukan bola sepak yang dicintainya.

Namun ibu bapanya memiliki idea lain. Itulah sebabnya bapanya pergi ke ladang katak, ibunya pula memasak jus itu manakala anaknya terkial-kial ketika meminumnya, selepas diberitahu nutrien itu boleh membantunya membesar.

Pemain tengah Manchester United berusia 29 tahun itu mendedahkan: “Mereka kata ia bagus buat saya untuk menjadi lebih kuat dan saya mengambil apa saja yang mampu meningkatkan ketahanan saya.” Malah bapanya bekerja di kedai penyembelihan daging jadi dia dapat potongan daging terbaik untuk membesarkan anak lelakinya dengan jus katak sebagai makanan kedua.

Persembahan Ji Sung buat kelab dan negaranya jelas tidak menghampakan ketika dia diberi jolokan di negaranya sebagai ‘Park yang mempunyai tiga paru-paru’.

Kerja kerasnya yang tidak mengerti makna penat membuatkannya tampak menyerlah. Lagipun dia memiliki kebijaksanaan berada di posisi tepat sekali gus dihargai oleh rakan sepasukannya.Pemain pertahanan Patrice Evra berkata: “Saya tidak pernah melihat seorang pemain yang sebijak sepertinya. Saya beritahunya supaya merakamkan permainannya dalam video kerana pergerakannya amat bagus jadi pedoman buat pemain muda.

Park buktikan ia adalah mengenai pasukan, bukannya individu.” Tindakan tidak mementingkan diri dianugerahkan dengan gol kemenangan dramatik ke atas Liverpool Ahad lalu. Ji Sung berkata: “Untuk menjaringkan gol dalam satu perlawanan besar adalah satu perasaan yang fantastik. Melakukannya di depan Stretford End amat menakjubkan.” Gol Ji Sung meletakkan United kembali ke persada Liga Perdana Inggeris (EPL).

Ada tujuh lagi perlawanan liga tinggal dan jika kami memenangi semuanya maka kami akan memenangi kejuaraan. Jadi kami perlu memberikan tumpuan dan mengekalkan tahap persembahan ketika ini.
“Kami tidak perlu bimbang mengenai Arsenal atau Chelsea, kerana jika kami memenangi perlawanan kami, kami akan muncul juara.” Ji Sung bergelut dengan pelbagai rintangan sebelum menjadi ketua pasukan Korea Selatan dan pemain paling dipuja di negara itu. Dia pernah ditolak oleh pasukan kolej ketika remaja sebelum bermain buat pasukan Universiti Myongi.

Dia terpaksa berhijrah ke divisyen dua Jepun untuk mendapat peluang bermain bola sepak profesional dengan Kyoto Purple Sanga.

Ji Sung mula mencuri tumpuan pada Piala Dunia 2002 sebagai sebahagian daripada anggota pasukan Korea Selatan yang mara hingga ke separuh akhir.

Pengurus mereka Guus Hiddink membawa Ji Sung bersamanya ke Belanda apabila beliau mengambil alih tampuk pengurusan di PSV Eindhoven.

Namun peminat PSV mengejeknya, percaya bahawa dia tidak cukup bagus – memaksa Ji Sung mengakui ketika itu bahawa dia ‘bencikan bola sepak’.

Namun persembahan hebatnya pada separuh akhir Liga Juara-Juara menentang AC Milan pada 2005 meyakinkan pengurus United, Alex Ferguson untuk membelinya dengan tanda harga 4juta (RM19.98 juta).

24/03/10-Harian Metro

Friday, March 26, 2010

Park Ji-Sung


Park Ji-Sung Stats
-Full Name: Park Ji-Sung
-Birthplace: Goheung, South Korea
-Date of Birth: 25/02/1981
-Height: 175cm (5ft 9ins)
-Weight: 70kg (154lbs)
-Position: Winger
-Squad Number: 13

International Football
South Korea (2001 -)

Park Ji-Sung Early Career
The tireless winger was born into modest surroundings of the South Korean district of Goheung. As a teenager he was rejected by many professional clubs becuase he was deemed too small and lightweight to handle the boisterousness nature of the K-League. However he did manage to start his footballing career with the University side of Myongji University, after his high school coach gave the winger a glowing refference. Whilst playing for the University side he was spotted by J-League outfit Kyoto Sanga F.C., who swiftly offered the player a contract.

Just one season after joining the Japanese side the player helped his team win the prestigious Emperors Cup, for the first time in thew club's history. Park Ji-Sung had great game, he scored the equalising goal and set up the winner as Sanga ran out 2-1 winners.

In 2002 - after a great World Cup for the player in whch his South Korean side reached the semi-finals - Guus Hiddink, who had just left as Park's national coach took the player to PSV Eindhoven.

His early days with the Dutch giants were plagued by injury and as result the player failed to make a real impact, only managing to play eight times during the entire 2002-2003 season. The following seson the player gradually adjusted to life in the Netherlands and played and over the following two seasons played 83 times, scoring an impressive 11 goals.

During his final season with PSV, Park Ji-Sung played a starring role in his clubs magnificent UEFA Champions League run to the semi-finals, in which he scored in their 3-1 home win over A.C. Mlan. Unfortunatley for Park and his team mates they got beat 2-0 in the second leg, therefore going out on the dreaded away goals ruling.

Park Ji-Sung Manchester United Career
On 8 July 2005 Park Ji-Sung completed a £4m dream move to Manchester United after impressing Reds boss Alex Ferguson with his high octane displays for the PSV and South Korea.

On 9 August 2005 - a month after signing - Park made his senior debut for the club in the 3-0 home win against Hungarians Debrecen in Third Qualifying round of that seasons UEFA Champions League, and as a result bacame the first South Korean to play for Manchester United.

Just a couple months into his Old Trafford career a supremely proud moment for the player arrived when on 18 October 2005 he became the first non-European to captain Manchester United, doing so in the goaless UEFA Champions League group match against Lille OSC, when he was handed the captain's armband by the substituted Ryan Giggs.

After making a handful of first team appearances Park Ji-Sung scored his first goal for Manchester United in the 20th December League Cup 1/4 final 3-1 victory over Birmingham City. That first season in England Park would go on to make an impressive 45 appearances, scoring twice as United bagged a second place finish in the Premier League.

His first season at United could not have gone better for a player, going on to pass two milestones by scoring his first official Manchester United league goal when The Reds beat title rivals Arsenal 2-0 on 20 April 2006 and also playing 90 minutes in the club's 4-0 victory over Wigan Athletic in the League Cup final of that year.

The following season troubled by injuries and a lack of form the player only managed to play twenty times during the entire season, but did manage to notch an impressive five goals, as Manchester United went on to lift the Premier League trophy.

After a troublesome knee injury kept him ut for most of the previous campaign Park Ji-Sung was sent to see a specialist in America. The treatment would see the player miss the first few months of the 2007-2008 season, but when he returned he seemed to back to his swashbuckling best. That season United were going great in the Champions League and in the semi-finals against Barcelona Alex Ferguson gave the player a starting role in both legs as he needed a player who would harry and chase the Spaniards for 90 minutes. After the first leg at the Nou Camp finished 0-0, Manchester United were quietly confident of reaching their first Champions League final in nearly 10 years.

In the second leg Park was at his industrious best and was arguably the man-of-the-match, as he gave the Spanish giants no time to settle on the ball. In that match he ran an incredible 12km. However, when the final came around in Moscow Alex Ferguson had virtually a full squad to choose from and it was Park who missed out on a place on the bench. The United boss explained - after the game - that it was one of the most heartbreaking decisions he'd had to make during his managerial career.

Manchester United went on to beat Chelsae 6-5 on penalties in the final and Park deservedly picked a winners medal. Despite not playing he qualified for his performances in the previous round.

Park Ji-Sung Honours
Kyoto Purple Sanga
Emperors Cup: 2001

PSV Eindhoven
Dutch League: 2005
Dutch Cup: 2004

Manchester United
-FA Premier League: 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09
-League Cup: 2006
-UEFA Champions League: 2008
-FIFA Club World Cup:2008
-Carling Cup:2010

International
World Cup 4th place: 2002

Park Ji-Sung Personal Honours
-UEFA Champions League Best XI: 2005
-J. League Division 2 MVP: 2001
-Emperor's Cup MVP: 2002
-J. League Best XI: 2001
-J. League Best XI: 2002
-Amstel Cup MVP: 2005
-Holland Casino Eredivisie Best XI: 2005
-FIFA.com's Best Asian Footballer in Europe: 2007