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Man. Utd star Park compares national team coaches
2006-06-02 03:46:18 xinhuanet

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 15 (Xinhuanet) -- South Korean international Park Ji-sung has said that the national team coach Dick Advocaat is more attacking-minded than his predecessor Guus Hiddink.

"Both are stubborn and have strong personalities," said Park ofthe two Dutch coaches.

"While Hiddink cared more for stability and defence, Advocaat likes to focus more on offence and is more aggressive,"he was quoted as saying by Footballasia.com.

Hiddink, now in charge of Australia, steered South Korea to the World Cup semi-finals in 2002, a historical feat for the Asian country.

Park, who currently plays with English premier league side Manchester United, played under Hiddink for two and a half years at PSV Eindhoven.

Park added that though the current national team bounding for the World Cup in Germany lacks in experience, it could make up forit in work-rate and passion.

"The national team has gotten younger compared to 2002. As a result, we are lacking in experience. But having more young players could also energize us,"said the 24-year-old. Enditem

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