📊United bewitched, stats in the final 😱 But Postecoglou saw it coming! | OneFootball

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Ange Postecoglou had hinted at it: "I always win a trophy in the second season...". A phrase uttered in September, which at the time no one believed.

How good it sounds today, at the end of a Europa League final that crowned Tottenham as champions. The first title for the Spurs in 17 years, an eternity.

A cup that comes at the end of a terrible season, at least in the league, which will see the North London team finish in 17th place, just outside the relegation zone. A very difficult season in the Premier League, for which Postecoglou was also heavily criticized. In Bilbao, the opponent wasn't much better off (United, in fact, is 16th in the standings) and it was more than predictable that we wouldn't witness a beautiful match.

Few, however, would have expected such a closed match. Looking at the statistics, the success of the Spurs is a minor miracle: just three shots against United's 16, 5 saves by Vicario against Onana's 0, and a meager 27% possession.

However, statistics are for the statisticians. What matters today is another number, the one on the scoreboard that reads 1-0. After all, Postecoglou had warned everyone.

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