South Korea's Man Utd ace Ji-Sung admits Uruguay threat comes from Atletico Madrid's star striker
South Korea's Man Utd ace Ji-Sung admits Uruguay threat comes from Atletico Madrid's star striker
South Korean skipper Ji-Sung Park has admitted that his side are wary of Uruguay striker Diego Forlan ahead of their last-16 encounter at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.
The Manchester United midfielder says he has seen what the Atletico hitman has done is Spain and is well aware of what he is capable of ahead of their fixture.
u00a0
Forlan has netted twice for the South Americans so far in the competition but Park is confident his side can contain him today.
"I have watched Forlan in the Spanish League and have seen how well he has played and how many times he has scored and just why he is seen as a good striker.
"He has a lot of good attributes to his game. We need to close him down because he is a threat as a striker. "
However, the 29-year-old says the Asians won't be focusing on any individuals in particular, but rather on breaking Uruguay down as a unit.u00a0 He continued: "But we won't focus on an individual. Their strength in this tournament is the way they have played as a team and we need to try and break this up."
Uruguay vs South Korea
Key battles
Luis Suarez vs Lee Jung-Soo
Having scored the winner against Mexico, Suarez will be dangerous upfront and quite a handful for S Korean central defender Lee.
ADVERTISEMENT
Diego forlan vs Lee Won-jae
With two goals to his name here already following a fine showing this far, Forlan is one of the players of the tournament. Korean 'keeper Won-Jae would do well to keep him off the score-sheet.