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Soccer Football - Europa League - Final - Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United - San Mames, Bilbao, Spain - May 21, 2025 Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim looks on REUTERS/Isabel Infantes
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It's a failed season, so of course, there's no choice but to say afterwards.
The aftermath of the failure to win the Europa League is great. Manchester United lost 0-1 to Tottenham in the 2024-2025 Europa League (UEL) final at Estadio San Mames in Bilbao, Spain on the 22nd (Korea time). Manchester United, which lost to Brennan Johnson in the 42nd minute of the first half against Tottenham, continued its offensive until the end of the second half, but failed to close the gap by one goal and finished second.
He is on the verge of finishing this season with his worst performance ever. Manchester United is currently collapsed with 18 losses, the most by a club in the league. The ranking is also 16th, only one place higher than Tottenham. Manchester United, which wants a full-fledged rebound from the next season's coach Hoobeng Amorim, wanted to reorganize the team's atmosphere by winning the Europa League, but the failure to win made it a team that finished the season in 16th place.
Manchester United have been shaken from the start this season. The performance of the 2024-2025 season under Erik tenhach showed sluggish performance from the beginning and showed little signs of rebounding. In the end, he replaced Tenhach and appointed Amorim through the acting coach Rut vannistelrooy to seek a turnaround.
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Amorim also struggled at Manchester United. Since taking office at Manchester United, he has achieved a disastrous record of six wins, six draws and 14 losses in the league. The only place to lean was the Europa League. They dramatically beat Lyon in the quarterfinals and reached the final by beating Athletic Clube. There were many predictions that they could fully expect a victory against Tottenham, the final opponent.
But the result was a complete defeat for Amorim and Manchester United. Tottenham threatened Manchester United with a low line and counter-attack from the start. Tottenham also had the upper hand in concentration during set-pieces and attacks. Manchester United continued to attack to close the gap of one goal until the end of the second half, but it was a shame to finish at the gate. Manchester United players, who lost in the final, took the podium with a bitter look and wore medals around their necks, and had to watch Tottenham's trophy ceremony. He also failed to win any trophies and ended the season with no spectators after three seasons.
The bigger problem is the next season. Due to the recent financial difficulties, Manchester United desperately needed to secure prize money by winning the Europa League and advancing to the European Champions League next season. Losing the final made Manchester United more difficult to secure its finances. According to The Times, Manchester United, which failed to play in the European club competition for the first time since the 2014-2015 season, will suffer a whopping £80 million in financial losses.
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For now, Manchester United is likely to continue to accompany coach Amorim, but the internal reaction is different. According to the Daily Mail, some players are reportedly voicing doubts about Amorim's tactical stubbornness. Manager Amorim opened the era of success in Portugal with a 3-4-3 formation and stuck to the same tactics after moving to Manchester United. However, Manchester United continues to be sluggish, contrary to expectations.
Some players reportedly think Amorim is overconfident of his approach to sticking to a three-back rather than a four-back familiar to the England stage. Of course, Bruno Fernandes, Diogo Dalot and Luke Shaw have publicly supported Amorim. However, in contrast, Fernandes' worst performance in the Europa League final is accelerating negative views on Amorim. It's a tough Manchester United.
Reporter Park Chan-joon vanbasten@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
