Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United will face each other in the Europa League final in Bilbao.
The two clubs have had terrible domestic campaigns. The Red Devils are 16th in the table, while Spurs are a point and a place below them.
That is not acceptable at all for clubs of the size of Tottenham and Manchester United, but everything will be forgotten if one of them wins the Europa League.
Ruben Amorim is working hard to get his side over the line, and one thing Spurs will not do in the final could benefit the Portuguese tactician.
Ruben Amorim delivers verdict on Tottenham before the Europa League final
Manchester United have faced Tottenham three times already this season, and they’ve ended up on the losing side every single time.
Amorim was in charge of two of those games – one in the Premier League and the other in the cup – and he was left disappointed after both fixtures.
However, playing against Spurs twice since his arrival would’ve given Amorim a lot of insight into what he can expect in the final.
While speaking to TNT Sports, Amorim delivered his verdict on Tottenham, and he is convinced that Spurs will not change one thing when the two sides meet in Bilbao – their style of play.
The Manchester United boss believes that’s a ‘good thing’, because he won’t have to break his head over what system to expect in the Europa League final.
He told Owen Hargreaves: “We need to look at our two games. One of the things that is good (while) facing Tottenham, they are really good, but you can understand what they are going to do, because they have such a strong identity that they will not change.
“That is a good thing. For example, Manchester United with [Jose] Mourinho, they changed all the time the way they play because of the opponent.
“Set-pieces are going to be a key point because they are really strong on that, because they win a lot of corners. So that is a key point.
“We have an idea of how they are going to press, they have an idea of how we are going to build up. So, I think it’s going to be a tough match for both teams.”
Tottenham have a big reason to change their system
Ange Postecoglou has been adamant from the day he arrived at Tottenham that he will not change the way his side will play.
‘It’s who we are, mate’, has become a popular phrase, and we don’t expect that to change when Spurs take on Manchester United in the final.
However, Postecoglou would be wise to consider a slightly different approach in Bilbao because of injuries to three key players.
Lucas Bergvall, Dejan Kulusevski and James Maddison are all ruled out of the Europa League final, so Spurs will not have a natural number 10 pulling the strings.
A more conservative approach wouldn’t be the worst idea, but we can’t see Postecoglou changing his style.
