da cassino： There is no doubt that Manchester United face a massive challenge against Barcelona in the Champions League Final. However, they may have one or two tricks up their sleeve and one of them is South Korean midfielder Park Ji Sung – always the man for the big occasion.
da stake casino： This is certainly the view of Terry Venables who has pointed to the role players like Park and Darren Fletcher can play in stopping Barcelona playing their natural game. One thing you don’t want to do is give the Spanish giants time and space on the ball – but closing down and restricting space on the pitch may just serve to unsettle them. One suggestion from Venables is to put Park on Messi for two reasons, one to restrict time and space but also because Park can score goals and Messi won’t bother to track him.
This is a tactic that worked for Real Madrid in any success they had and was particularly evident in the Copa del Rey Final and using three central midfield players they were able to restrict Barcelona; Pepe being the key man. Something that was very much part of Real’s tactic against Barcelona in the Champions League but collapse when Pepe received his marching orders. But the key for United seems to be keeping it tight and then look to grab a goal when the opportunity arrives. Simple in theory but keeping Messi quiet for the whole game will not be easy and the tactic is useless if Barcelona already have a comfortable lead.
We know that Park has the ability to come up with crucial goals and the midfielder has scored 8 in all competitions this season. A pretty decent return for a player who hasn’t been overused this season ensuring he will be fresh and ready for this game. Even after the amount of games Manchester United has played this season. And Blackpool fans will know that if he is given a sniff of goal he will finish in style. The combination of Fletcher and Park could prove to be vital – if that is how Ferguson wants to play it.
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There has been evidence of Park stepping up when really needed this season. In the Premier League on the 6th November he scored both goals as Manchester United beat Wolves – with the second being a 93rd minute winner. He was then at his best in the game against Arsenal on 13th December when he hit the only goal of the game – that was his fourth goal in seven starts against them. Finally most recently he scored the winning goal in the Champions League quarter final against Chelsea in the second leg. So don’t be surprised if Park holds the key on Saturday night – but his role in keeping Messi quiet may be just as important as anything he does going forward.
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