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Liverpool Legend' Jamie Carragher wrote this on his personal SNS on the 22nd (Korea time) as he watched Tottenham win the European Europa League final by beating Manchester United. "Guys, it's Manchester United."
Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson recalled remarks made in the Manchester United locker room when he was active. According to former Manchester United captain Roy Keane in 2014, Ferguson inspired the players' motivation by saying in the team locker room ahead of the home game against Tottenham as an active player. Keane said "I didn't have to talk about Tottenham. Tottenham are a good team, but I thought we could break it down. Then Ferguson came into the locker room and said 'Guys, it's Tottenham. That was all. It was incredible." It was a remark that seemed to ignore and look down on Tottenham.
After quite a long time, the tide has turned. Tottenham put themselves in a situation where they could say "Guys, it's Manchester United." Tottenham won the 2024-2025 European Europa League final against Manchester United at San Mames in Bilbao, Spain on the 22nd (Korea time), winning 1-0 with Brennan Johnson's first goal. With this, Tottenham have won four matches against Manchester United this season. In other words, the victory was not just a coincidence. It won the championship cup with a strategy that maximized efficiency in a way that was unilaterally pushed to 35 to 65, 3 to 15 shootings, 22 to 65 attack attempts, and 192 to 533 pass attempts. Captain Son Heung-min contributed to the championship by playing as a substitute in the second half. Ferguson watched the game from the stands.
Manchester United missed the much-anticipated Europa League title in the 16th place of the Premier League, confirming their absence. During the season, the winning move to appoint coach Ruben Amorim ambitiously in Sporting did not work. Journalist Stephen Bates told UEFA that `Manchester United's season did not end like a fairytale. Due to the first defeat in this tournament, he failed to qualify for the European club competition next season. The spectacular magic against Lyon and Bilbao didn't work that day", he commented. Manager Amorim said, `If the club and supporters want, I will quit tomorrow without receiving a penalty. But I won't quit myself."
It is predicted that the defeat will not just miss the prize money, but will cause more losses to the team this summer. Manchester United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe has already laid off employees on a large scale to cut costs for the club. There is a possibility that some star players may leave for other teams due to the elimination of the Champions League. Above all, if the coach is replaced, he will have to pay a considerable amount of penalty. Twelve years after Ferguson left, Manchester United seems to have no wings.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
