📊United bewitched, the stats in the final are 😱 But Postecoglou warned us | OneFootball

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

But how good it sounds today, at the end of a Europa League final that crowned Tottenham champion. First title for the Spurs after 17 years, an eternity.

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

However, few would have expected a match as closed as this one. Looking at the statistics, the Spurs' success is a half-miracle: just three shots against United's 16, 5 saves by Vicario against Onana's 0, and an impetuous ball possession, just 27%.

However, the data is what statisticians like. 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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