Tottenham Hotspur centre-back Micky van de Ven has stated his crew will not “concern” Manchester United within the Europa League closing later this month.
Spurs booked their place within the competitors’s showpiece occasion by beating Norway’s Bodo/Glimt 5-1 on mixture, whereas Ruben Amorim’s United eased previous Athletic Membership. It is the sixth all-English closing in any European competitors, and the third, apparently, that includes Spurs.
Each groups are determined to carry the trophy in Bilbao to masks their depressing home campaigns which solely worsened on the weekend. They’ve mixed for 36 defeats within the Premier League, with United presently sixteenth and Spurs seventeenth.
The 2 managers have lengthy prioritised their respective golf equipment’ European journeys, with Ange Postecoglou holding again his strongest XI for Thursday nights since his crew progressed into the knockout part. Van de Ven has performed a vital function in Spurs’ development to the ultimate, beginning in all however one in all their knockout fixtures after recovering from a hamstring damage in March.
The speedy centre-back now harbours hope of serving to Spurs to their first piece of silverware since 2008, and he is properly conscious that it is a make-or-break event for his crew.
“All people goes to Bilbao to win a trophy. It has been a tricky season and it’ll solely achieve success if we win the Europa League and get the trophy,” the Dutchman stated, by way of Aim.
Whereas Manchester United have claimed 13 main trophies since Spurs’ League Cup triumph 17 years in the past, Postecoglou’s aspect must be emboldened by their spectacular latest file towards the Pink Devils. United have misplaced all three head-to-head contests this season.
“[United] performed Athletic Membership, a very good crew, and it was 7-1 over the 2 video games. In order that they’ve additionally confirmed some actual high quality in Europe,” Van de Ven added.
“We all know it may be a special sport, every thing can occur in a closing. However we’re not going there with concern, after all. We all know our qualities, we all know it may be a troublesome sport, Man United confirmed their high quality on this European marketing campaign.”
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