Park Ji-sung: I was shocked not to qualify for the Champions League final in 2008 The following year I was very sorry to lose to Barca

Former Manchester United player Park Ji-sung was interviewed on the team's official website today about the 2008 Champions League final between Manchester United and Chelsea.

In the 2008 Champions League final, Manchester United won the penalty shoot-out, and Park Ji-sung did not appear in the tournament roster. Park Ji-sung said in the interview: "First I couldn't believe it, Sir Alex Ferguson called me that morning, and then we had a meeting and he said to me; 'You're not going to be involved.'" I was so surprised to hear this, I don't remember what he said behind the scenes, so I thought: 'I'm not going to race, but I'm going to be involved, right?' I don't remember because I was very surprised. ”

"When I went into the playing field, into the dressing room and saw that there was no shirt for me, I realized: 'Oh, I'm not in the squad.'" I don't know what I'm going to say, I'm very disappointed. My family is there and my country is watching this game because I played in the semi-finals. They were all expecting me to be there, even if I was just on the bench. But I'm not on the big list. I said, 'How do I fix it?' I do not know. 'In the first half I didn't know how to watch the game, I was there but I didn't know what was going on. Maybe I just got back to normal in the second half and started focusing on the game. ”

"If you're not in the squad, as a player you don't have to make a choice, it's the manager's choice you have to follow. I was thinking: 'What's my problem?' Why am I not on the list? What do I have to do to be on the list? I thought maybe next time I wouldn't be like this and I would be able to run on the field. He explained to me why he didn't take me and he said he wanted to go to Hargreaves because Hargreaves had experience in Champions League finals. I was thinking: 'If I don't get it then I never will.' But it was his decision, I can't complain and then we won the Champions League, so his decision was right. ”

Speaking about the 2009 Champions League final, Park Ji-sung said: "I didn't like the 2009 final more because I played. Even though I played, we lost, which is a difficult question to explain. In 2008, I didn't play, but we won the Champions League. In 2009, I played but didn't win. ”

"It's a mixed feeling. Yes, I played in the Champions League final, which means a lot to me and the Asians, I was the first Asian player to play in the Champions League final. But without lifting the trophy, something is missing. Even though I played 90 minutes in the Champions League final, it doesn't make much sense if we don't get the trophy. ”

"Every time there's a game against Barca, every player, every team should look at the positive side." This time we were fighting to win, we had a plan, and we were well prepared. We're not going to lose the game. Before the game we thought we would lift the trophy this time, and that's how we prepared. But that wasn't the case, we just did what we could. It's a pity that we didn't win the game, twice, against the same team, which was very painful and disappointing. But that's football. ”

"That team is probably the best team against the best team. It's a shame that at Wembley, England, the England club, seems perfect, but life isn't always the way we think it is. But I really appreciated what we did during that time, advancing to the final three times in four years. That's good, but not enough to get a trophy. ”

in Justin