Manchester United & South Korean legend Ji-Sung Park had an unforgettable career, crossing paths with the likes of Manager Sir Alex Ferguson & other United mainstays such as Dimitar Berbatov & Wayne Rooney. Join Aly Trost-Martin, Michael Lahoud, Troy Deeney & Geoff Shreeves as they break down the career of Ji-Sung Park, discuss Sir Alex Ferguson’s big regret by benching him vs. Barcelona in the 2011 UEFA Champions League Final, and chat about why the streets will NEVER forget his impact on the game.
0:00 The CAREER of Ji-Sung Park
1:00 Does Park fit “Streets Won’t Forget”?
1:45 The ULTIMATE TEAM PLAYER!
2:53 Always showed up & played in BIG GAMES
3:15 Ji-Sung Park vs. Lionel Messi
3:45 The DETERMINATION of Park
4:27 Park’s friendship with Patrice Evra
5:32 Ji-Sung Park the BEST Asian player of all time?
6:49 Son Heung-Min comments on Ji-Sung Park
8:05 Final Thoughts
8:42 Comment thoughts below!
8:47 Watch More!
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Ji🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
An absolute warrior for united..Park was him. A legend in Manchester
Wrong
Evra and ji spoke in english and still does lol
It was ji and tevez
He never said Park would have shut out Messi completely. No one could possibly do that back then. But if SAF had to choose a player to man mark Messi, then Park was the best option he had. And he’s claiming that it would have made enough difference for the team to win.
The DW (defensive winger) was the dedicated position created for Ji Sung Park. DW is a older term for current high pressing winger, which makes JSP the father of current pressing wingers.
thanks for lettin me know good footballer like ji sung park.
first you have a star player playing in a team of superstars. he let his teammates shine while working hard in the background. no complains and lives scandal free… no wonder Sir Alex thinks highly and fondly of him. And then you have the national team Park Ji Sung….. the eternal captain who hold the South Korean team together. for years his juniors look up to him when he led them into WC, Asian cup and the Olympics. He's a national hero back home.
Being able to spot Ji's talents is one of the evidences why Ferguson's the greatest manager in the history of football
hope Ji sees this video!
wow this is great content thank you
3:09 I think he is referring to another interview sir Alex Ferguson did. he said, "My problem in the 2008 final, maybe I even regret it to this day, was I left Park Ji-Sung out completely in the final." Park was MOM on both legs of the semi-final match against Barcelona, but he was not even on the sub list for the final. back then, they were only allow to bring 7 subs players to the game (now 11 sub players though), and Owen Hargreaves was in such a great form that day, Ferguson went with Owen instead.
A player who, with effort and dedication as part of his talent, broke down the walls between himself and others with his skills without any excuses.
Park was fast but he was flat footed and I think that partially led to his knee condition resulting in an early retirement.
I mentioned his flat foot because in spite of his actual speed, he looked heavy and crude when running and that impression
also led to underappreciation of his actual performance.
Thanks for this feature, but if you're going to do a feature like this, at least you guys should have done better research. Park and Evra were able to communicate well enough after a few years. It was Tevez, the other member of "the good, the bad, and the ugly" trio, that they couldn't communicate well with.
I agree that Park was the greatest; because in order to be considered great, there has to be consistency and reliability; and Park's consistency, at least effort-wise, was unrivaled. In contrast, Son was plagued with inconsistency for most of his career; and the fact that he collapsed during preseason training under Conte shows that Son didn't have the level of commitment that Park did.
It should be mentioned that Park had to overcome chronic problems with his knee since the beginning of his European career; and he was also limited by the fact he has flat feet.
Ferguson left Park off the squad in the 2008 Champions League final match against Chelsea, even when most fans agreed that Park had Man of the Match level performances in both semifinal legs against Barcelona. At the time, Ji-Sung was not known to be a very decisive finisher; but after some time to think about why he was left out, Park decided he must improve to the point that the manager couldn't leave him out if they ever reached the final again. And Ferguson picked him for both finals they played against Barcelona. Sadly, Manchester United were outclassed in both.
also technically under-rated…. excellent game awareness, decision making, positioning, link-up play….all elite
You could put Park, Kante , Makelele , Ramos , Vidic ,Pepe and prime Maldini! No one could stop Messi , Pele or Maradona !
This 3 guys are insanely above the rest
Park was gassed out after 50 minutes as you can see on Messi's goal in 2011. Go watch the replay
For anyone of us Koreans that grew up in the 90's and 2000's we were all enamored by Park
Even the greatest manager of all time is able to admit when he made mistakes. The current manager could learn a thing or two from that
여기서 해버지를 볼줄 몰랐네😅
감사합니다
They forgot Cha Bum-kun. 121 goals in Bundesliga and 17 in European competitions. Led both Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayer Leverkusen to trophies. Given his nickname "Cha boom" for his thunderous kicks, he is a legend of the Bundlesliga his mural is in Frankfurt today. He was the first Asian superstar to break out in such a huge way at the highest level of competition.
*nakata
What about nakuta ?
I remember this Fergie interview and I think he meant the 2009 final but he mixed it up a bit
So much of elite performance is mental, mental barriers are what distinguish the elite performers from the rest. Park broke down the mental barrier that an Asian couldn't excel in a top European league. Aside from skill and talent, which he had, he was the one that broke that mental barrier for all to come after, and that has to be factored in to his legacy. With that mental barrier gone, every Asian player who entered into the Premier league afterwards had one less big inner challenge to deal with, and could just use all their energy to focus on their game. He gave them that belief and freedom. They all owe him for that.
It’s a pity they didn’t get him on for an interview because he does speak very good English. The South Korean players always strive to assimilate into the English experience.
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Well done Golazo!
Nobody could get close to messi in that game, not to mention the Barcelona midfield who wasn't too bad themselves.
😂😂😂😂 deluded like penaldo… just watxh the match 2011 …. Messi sent him back to Korea 9 times in 90 minutes 😂😂
I dont think the old man knows what he is talking about