고질적인 무릎 부상에 시달렸던 박지성은 대표팀 합류를 위해 불가피했던 장시간 비행이 상태를 더욱 악화시킨다는 이유였다.
Park Ji-sung, who suffered a chronic knee injury, was the reason that the long flight which was inevitable to join the national team worsened the condition.