Park Ji-sung

Membawa Energi Asia

Nama Park Ji-sung sempat tenggelam akibat cedera lutut menjelang akhir musim lalu. Sekarang daratan Inggris dan Benua Eropa teringat kembali pada sosok gelandang lincah yang berjasa mengantar PSV Eindhoven ke semifinal Piala Champion 2004/05 itu.

O’Shea: Watch Out, Ronny’s About

Aston Villa may be renowned for their success from set-pieces, but John O’Shea says they had better watch out for Cristiano Ronaldo’s near-perfect free-kicks.

“He spends a lot of time working on his free-kicks after training,” O’Shea told Manchester United Radio . “But it’s not as if he needs to work too much more on them. He’s got to the point where he’s consistently hitting the target and the swerve he generates means goalkeepers don’t know which way it’s going.

Massimo Ambrosini

Penantian Sepuluh Tahun

Januari 1997, majalah Guerin Sportivo memprediksi Massimo Ambrosini bakal menjadi gelandang jempolan di Italia. Ambrosini membutuhkan waktu sangat lama untuk mewujudkan prediksi tersebut.

Scholes: One Eye On Our Rivals

The oft-used football cliche take each game as it comes is the maxim of any title-chasing side. And although Paul Scholes says it’s imperative you stay focused on your next challenge, he admits it’s difficult not to mull over potential pitfalls in the fixture list, or watching United’s title rivals willing them to stumble.

Juan Manuel Mata Garcia

Melihat trayek karier serta pencapaiannya di level junior yang tergolong mengkilap, mungkin kita akan langsung memaklumi keberhasilan Juan Mata dalam menerobos tim inti Valencia saat ini. Tapi, percayalah, jalan Mata tidak semulus itu.