If Ji-Sung Park had marked Messi, he would win the Champions League”… Ferguson remains lingering even after 10 years
Manchester United’s last Champions League final is attracting attention once again.
England’s Manchester Evening News shed light on Ferguson’s interview about the 2010-11 UEFA Champions League final on the 19th (Korean time). In the 2010-11 season’s UEFA Champions League final, Manchester United faced Barcelona, led by Guardiola at the time, and lost 1-3 and had to be content with a runner-up finish.
At that time,바카라사이트Manchester United’s Ji-Sung Park started, and Barcelona won the match thanks to consecutive goals from Pedro, Messi and Villa. Ferguson led Manchester United to UEFA Champions League titles in 1998-99 and 2007-08. In the 2007-08 season, Park Ji-sung, who was the main player in the finals, experienced a shocking exclusion from the final entry. Afterwards, Park Ji-sung started in both the 2008-09 Champions League final and the 2010-11 Champions League final, but lost both to Guardiola’s Barcelona.
The Manchester Evening News introduced, ‘Even after 10 years, Ferguson has one regret about losing to Barcelona.’ The media introduced an interview with Ferguson, who said, “We lost to Barcelona at Wembley. We had to make a change at halftime. Park Ji-sung had to mark Messi exclusively,” and “It was a mistake.” In an interview with Sports Bible 10 years after the 2010-11 Champions League final against Barcelona, Ferguson expressed regret over the loss against Barcelona.
Coach Ferguson again expressed regret, saying, “If Ji-Sung Park had been given the task of dealing with Messi, we would have won.” He also added, “Guardiola’s Barcelona was the best team I’ve ever encountered during my managerial career. I think everyone will admit that. The 2011 Champions League final was the best performance of Guardiola’s football philosophy.”
Ferguson managed Manchester United from 1986 to 2013, winning 13 Premier League titles, 2 UEFA Champions League titles and 5 FA Cup titles. After his retirement, Ferguson, who led Manchester United in its heyday, expressed the meaning that excluding Park Ji-sung from the 2007-08 season UEFA Champions League final was the choice he regretted the most in his managerial life. Coach Ferguson also expressed regret over not being able to properly utilize Park Ji-sung even though it has been more than 10 years since the Champions League final against Barcelona. Manchester United have not reached the UEFA Champions League final for more than 10 years since the 2010-11 season when Ferguson led the team.
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