From Glory to Gory to Watching Tottenham and Manchester United Embarrass Themselves in Europe
Last night, two of the Premier League’s major clubs, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, faced off in the Europa League final. As an Aston Villa supporter, the match offered an interesting perspective on how far we’ve come—and how much United and Spurs have struggled to keep pace in the Premier League this season.
Manchester United, once the gold standard of English football, now look like a side searching for direction. Their season has been reliably inconsistent, lacking in individual flair and without any cohesive play. Their general football often appears disjointed, and their tactical approach lacks the clarity that used to define their distant past successes.
Tottenham, meanwhile, began the campaign with some reasonable results under Ange Postecoglou, I vaguely remember. They played a decent brand of football early on that briefly reignited optimism. However, as the season progressed, they’ve looked like a football club caught between transformation and stagnation—they actually regressed into a terrible team.
Then having to watch these two sides compete for a Champions League spot last night, reminded me of how crazy football can be. United and Spurs are amongst some of the worst clubs in the league this season. They’ve been far from convincing, in fact, they’ve both been decidedly rubbish. And now Tottenham are in the Champions league, it’s so cringeworthy.
Aston Villa, however, have shown progression under Unai Emery, playing with a clear identity, resilience, and ambition. And even though we haven’t qualified for the Champions League yet, I’m expected to concede that Tottenham have had a better season than us? Sorry, I just can’t do that.
And now we go into Sunday’s match against Manchester United, needing a win and results to go our way in order to get a Champions League spot. I make us favourites. And even though they’re our biggest bogey side, I do expect us to really give them a good footballing lesson. UTV
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