flobaba wrote:
General Mirth wrote:

I'm starting to believe the rumours about Park hiding something crucial to the club. This is just bizarre, he's obviously a viable option.

Apparently the whole South Korean team has been relieved from the compulsory military service thing due to their bronze medal winning heroics against Japan. If this was the issue Wenger had with Park then maybe we get to see him a bit more this season. He does look like a useful player really. Like a new signing and all that.

Park has already weaseled out of military service sometime last year, much to the displeasure of his country. There was a period when he was dropped from the NT because of it. Link

The rumour going around was that this was apparent even before we offered Park a paltry 2 and a half year contract. Nothing's confirmed, it's just that the club supposedly feel resentful because of it.

Hey! It's as good an explanation as any other because Wenger's never been this harsh to any player. Even the shit ones get more than a fair chance.

I tuned into the highlights of the South Korea v Japan game just in time to see his goal.
Really impressive, created the chance and executed the move perfectly - composed, ran at the defence, controlled the ball well, shifted it onto onto his right foot and let fly.

Remember all of us raving about him after he scored the sublime goal against Bolton in the carling cup...

GM, he declared that he will serve the military again recently just to calm down the dissentment in Korea.

Apparently South Korea said they would exempt all their players from military service of they beat Japan.

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