Park Ji Sung: I Am Just A Football Player

Left out of the Champions League Final against Chelsea in 2008, what would he have done?

Pack and leave? Not for Park Ji Sung.

• I didn't want to leave because I felt I could do more to make it at United. That is why I stayed.
  
  "I felt it would eventually happen and I believed we would reach another Champions League final, I just didn't expect it to be the following year."
  
  "I didn't get a sense of just being wanted to make money for the club in the Far East.
  
  "I wanted to show that Asian players could make it in Europe.
  
  "But it was far more important for me just to become a better player. That is why I came to Europe from Asia.
  
  "I do not think of myself as a standard bearer for Asian players. I just try to work hard for myself.
  
  "Once I became more famous I was proud that people in Asia started to look towards me. All the Asian people respect me and watch me.
  
  "But I don't want people to think of me as an Asian player. I am just a football player."
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Loved it!

Park has been doing much better this season. His off the ball movement had been fantastic this season. His performance against Milan last week was really superb. When he did not have the ball, he was all over Pirlo and even Ronaldinho too! One of the unsung heroes in the match against Milan last week!