The Extra-Terrestrial

The curtains have fallen on yet another illustrious career at Old Trafford. Plaudits have been coming through and I have felt that it would be less than philosophical if I wasn't to join in on them.

Ji Sung Park is the man, has been the man for Manchester United for the last seven years. He was the big game player for the Red Devils. Sides he tormented were the big boys. Running tirelessly around the Chelsea midfield, bossing around a subdued Liverpool team and to Arsenal he was a nemesis.

One of the things about him was his running. He kept going, and going, still going. A third lung, that's what they say he had. He rarely tired, and if he did it was because his opposition had already been substituted. His work ethic was impeccable. Any big game and right up there on the team sheet would be Park, along with Fletcher.

Humility to Park was a second nature. Never in the headlines for the wrong reasons but always for the right ones. He became the first Asian to win the Champions League during the 2007/2008 season albeit having been left out of the team by Sir Alex (a decision which he confessed was one of the hardest he had ever had to make).

And as if club football for Manchester United was not accolade enough, the Seoul Assassin went on to play 100 games for South Korea. His performances at the 2006 World Cup took South Korea to the quarter finals where they lost to finalists France. Fast forward to the 2010 World Cup where as captain of the national team he scored crucial goals leading the South Korean team to the round of 16.


 But nothing lasts forever. The time for a move has come, and he has taken it. QPR have struck gold in signing the hard working player. Off the bat they should just name him captain and try and bring glory to a captaincy that had recently been maligned by Barton.

As football fans, and especially Manchester United fans we wish him all the best in his endeavors  as he is one player who puts his all for the team.

J.S. PARK -_-