Manchester United: Park Ji-sung vs Cristiano Ronaldo
Now with Derby County, Wayne Rooney has recently begun writing a weekly column in the Sunday Times.
This weekend, England and Man United’s all-time record goalscorer is sure to raise eyebrows as he’s compared Park Ji-sung to Cristiano Ronaldo.
Now 39, Park Ji-sung hung up his boots back in 2014.
The South Korean international played for Man United from 2005 to 2012.
At Old Trafford, Park won the Premier League four times, the League Cup three times, plus the Champions League and Club World Cup once apiece.
Meanwhile, 35-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo continues to ply his trade at Juventus. Ronaldo spent six seasons in Manchester, from 2003 until 2009.
During that time, Ronaldo helped United win the Premier League three times, the League Cup twice, the FA Cup once, plus the Champions League and the Club World Cup.
‘Park Ji-sung was just as important as Cristiano Ronaldo to Man United’s success’
According to Wayne Rooney, Park’s contribution to Man United was just as important as Cristiano Ronaldo’s. Rooney wrote:
It’s crazy but if you mentioned Cristiano Ronaldo to a 12-year-old, they would immediately say, “Yeah, he was a brilliant player for Manchester United,” but if you said “Park Ji-sung” they may not know who he was.
Yet all of us who played with Park know he was almost as important to our success.
That’s because of what Park gave to the collective and I want to talk about teams. They — not stars — are the most important thing in sport.
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‘Paul Pogba should copy Frank Lampard’s game’
In another interesting comment, Rooney suggested that Paul Pogba needs to play in a deeper role for Man United.
Pogba has only managed 7 appearances for Man United in the league this season due to injuries.
However, when Pogba returns to action, Rooney would like him to start mimicking what Frank Lampard used to do for Chelsea in his heyday: surge into the box from midfield, and running past opponents:
I would love to see Paul Pogba playing deeper and attacking the box the moment the ball went wide. He would score more goals and with his good feet, his athleticism, he would be an absolute nightmare. I would use him in that role — it’s one where, if he developed in it, he could be incredible.
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