The sixth all-England European final will soon be upon us, but we’ve never seen one quite like this. Tottenham Hotspur takes on Manchester United in the Terribly Awful in the Domestic League but Yet Still Here Cup. Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglu has now experienced the entire life cycle of being in the crosshairs of the British media.
In his first season at the helm, Postecoglu was considered a likable Aussie blokey-bloke, livening up press conferences that would otherwise be tedious.
Europa League Final FYIs
Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur
Kickoff: Wed May 21, 9pm, Estadio San Mames, Bilbao, Spain, CBS Sports Network
Team News: Tottenham Hotspur Man United
Starting XI Predictions: Tottenham Hotspur Man United
Fun Fact: This will be the fourth Europa League Final to be contested between two teams from the same nation, and the first since 2019 (Arsenal vs Chelsea).
This season, well he turned the media off with his boast that he always wins trophies during his second season at a club (some braggadocio that he will actually back up here with a W).
It led to sparring with journalists, and eventually, numerous reporters have already declared his time at THFC over; regardless of how this match ends.
That’s a difficult situation, to be sure.
Tottenham Starting Lineup Prediction v United (UEL Final)
Guglielmo Vicario; Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Micky Van de Ven, Destiny Udogie; Rodrigo Bentancur, Yves Bissouma, Wilson Odobert; Brennan Johnson, Heung-Min Son, Dominic Solanke
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