MAN UNITED VS SPURS
EUROPA LEAGUE FINAL 2024-2025
So yeah, Spurs won 1-0 in the Europa League final in Bilbao.
It was the most important match for both the clubs, as they had a terrible, terrible season and Europa League is the only thing they were fighting for and only way they could qualfy for UEFA Champions League and the only way the could salvage the season, and Spurs came out on top.
And here's my honest opinion, but yeah I could be heavily biased because I am a United fan.
Before I would like to start my review(rant😅), I would say that the quality was very bad and did not feel like a European final, so I feel sorry for all the neutral fans who watched the whole match
First things first i want to talk about the line-up that Ruben Amorim went with.(and then come to Spurs)
I am not saying Amorim should be sacked or anything like that but a European final is not a match to experiment in your line-ups, you just cannot take this big of gambles in a season defining final.
Yes, United need to stand by the manger, but its also important to criticize where ist necessary, in today's match he made some sevre blunders.
I was very suprised by Luke Shaw starting in trhe defense, In my opinion he looked kind of scrappy at the back and the goal that eventually was conceded, Luke Shaw was involved in that.
Also, there is no doubt in the fact that Bruno Fernandes, and he SHOULD play further up, in my opinion Bruno should play up there at the front with Amad Diallo and Manuel Ugarte should have probably started along with Casemiro the pivot. I felt that Amad in first half was only viable threat in first half for Manchester United, in second, he was not as good.
Why on Earth was Ugarte on the bench for 90 minutes, that for me is a blunder, even the subs that were made - I think they were delayed it, I personally think Amorim should have made some changes at half time itslef.
In the first half whatever was done was done by Amad Diallo and United needed the same thing on other falnk as well, Alejandro Garnacho did that when he came on later in the second half.
I don't think there was any kind of urgency in United's play. There was just sideways passing after sideways passing which resulted into absolutely nothing.
Now for that goal, it was not Andre Onana's fault, but he will most probably go on to loose his position to a new signing.
I would like to mention that I am upset with all the players but I guess Dorgu had a decent game, he stopped a few counter attacks
About Bruno, yes he was bad probably very bad and did not step up but so were other players he had a abd game but he was also let down by his teammates. So I don't think its right to just outright blame him for this loss.
Richarlison was quite good for the time he was, he worked his socks off, just constantly tracking back, yes a little bit dirty but he worked hard, same for Solanke and every other Spurs player.
Brenan Jhonson also, man what a player, he was doing everything, tracking back, wiining balls making runs, pressing and also scoring the match's winning goal
Spurs litreally just sat back and defended for second 45 minutes, it just seemed that they wanted it more.
I mean how could you have 73% possession and not score a goal, nothing to take away from Spurs but United were genuinely AWFUL. United made 512 passes compared to Tottenham Hotspur's 187 passes, that is laughable.
This might sound like a rant but this is what i feel right now, they had 1 big chance and converted, United had 3 but none of them went in.
16 total shots from United, yes 16 shots.
Another thing that I would like to add about United's play was they were playing kind of very safely, I mean players were not making riskier passes.
But I would like to take this oppurtunity to appreciate Spurs and Ange Postecoglu. In the second half they did not play their normal high pressing, high line football rather defended like brave hearts and honestly they probably deserved it more the way they played.
And that Absolutely INSANE GOAL LINE CLEARANCE FROM MICKEY VAN DE VEN.
Also that last minute save from Vicario, wow just wow.
Also I feel so good for Heung-Min Son, true club legend, he deserved it more than anyone else, litreally every superstar Spurs produced left the club but he stayed and now lifted a European title.
I also would like to speak about Ange. He came and gave a statement at the start of the season -
"I always win things in my second season"
and oh boy he delivered, and delivered a European trophy.
Now they will play Champions League football, for Manchester United, they will need to have a long summer and Ruben Amorim will need to have a good summer with players who can actually fit his system, I really know whats next now, United hans cannot just expect anything for next season beacuse Amorim will need time to change things.
So yeah, congratulations to all my fellow Spurs fans, this trophy, they were waiting for this for god knows how many years, and to my fellow United fans we will have to take banter for a very long time now.
(The stats used in this post were taken from sofascore and Fotmob)
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