Time came to May 25 before we knew it, and this day ushered in the Europa League final.
The final will be held at the Friends Stadium in Stockholm, Sweden. Many fans showed up in Sweden today.
Although the excitement is not as lively as the Champions League final, it is still pretty good.
This is not the first time this season that Manchester United and The Hague have met. The two teams were in the same group during the group stage.
The first time they met, The Hague won Manchester United at home.
However, the second time they met, they came to Manchester United's home court.
The Hague lost the game without any accident, but Xue Yang actually had the idea of giving up the game.
Because the schedule in The Hague at that time was too intensive.
It was when we were chasing points that we gave up tactically. Anyway, qualifying for the group was not a big problem.
Although the game has not started yet, the venue is already full of fans.
Of course, Manchester United fans make up the majority, but The Hague's fan base is still small.
Today's stadium has more than 40,000 seats, while the previous games in The Hague only had more than 10,000 seats at most.
And after all, we are playing football abroad, so it is impossible for all The Hague fans to come to the scene.
But a lot of people have come, but compared with Manchester United fans, there is still a big gap.
"Hello, viewers! Welcome to today's live broadcast. What we bring to you today is the Europa League final, The Hague challenges the powerful Manchester United." He Wei explained at the beginning.
"The Hague had a good record this season and unexpectedly won the final Eredivisie championship."
"On the other hand, things didn't go so smoothly for Manchester United. As a traditional strong team in the Premier League, they only finished sixth."
"This result is really hard to say that Manchester United is satisfied."
"So this game is very important for Manchester United. If they want to participate in the Champions League next season, Manchester United must win the Europa League final."
"In fact, after The Hague won the Eredivisie championship, they have already qualified for the Champions League. Logically speaking, the desire to win and lose is not as high as Manchester United."
"But this is the Europa League championship after all. I believe The Hague is still very eager for it." Yang Chen doesn't think so.
"Of course, no matter what, we are still European champions." He Wei agreed.
In fact, he didn't really think so when he introduced it like that before.
This somewhat paved the way for The Hague to lose. In his opinion, The Hague was still too reluctant to beat Manchester United.
"Maybe most people think that The Hague will definitely not be able to beat Manchester United." Yang Chen continued to explain.
"But there is actually no chance, because the two sides have already played against each other twice this season."
"The Hague has defeated Manchester United, so it is possible for The Hague to win the championship."
Fans watching the live broadcast heard Yang Chen say this.
Although I still believe that Manchester United will win the championship, it has created some expectations.
If The Hague really wins the championship, Xue Yang will become the first Chinese coach to coach a European team and win the Europa League.
"First of all, Manchester United officially gave a 4-3-3 formation:
Xue Yang was not surprised when he saw Manchester United's starting lineup.
Basically, as Xue Yang expected, Ibrahimovic missed this game due to injury.
Xue Yang had seen the news before, so there was no surprise.
As for the star Rooney, he is not young now, especially this season, his playing time has been reduced a lot.
This season in the Premier League, he has only started 15 games.
In fact, Rooney's goals have dropped significantly since last season.
Last season he only scored 8 goals, and this season he only scored 5 goals.
Looking at it this way, Manchester United's lineup is not that strong.
Rashford is certainly powerful, but compared to Ibrahimovic, his pressure is much smaller.
Xue Yang's guess was similar, but Manchester United's head coach Mourinho was different.
Before the game, Mourinho predicted that The Hague would most likely adopt a 4-4-2 formation.
After all, the two forwards, Xu Qiang and Alai, can score goals and have a tacit understanding.
So Mourinho originally thought that Xue Yang would let them both start the game.
Even if it's not a 4-4-2 formation, it should be a 3-5-2 formation or a 5-3-2 formation.
As a result, Mourinho guessed completely wrong, and Xue Yang actually gave up on Allais.
In fact, Alai's condition was not bad today. Xue Yang put in a 4-3-3 formation and was more worried about ball possession.
Manchester United's midfield configuration is indeed strong, with Fellaini with strong defensive ability, top midfielder Pogba and Herrera.
Such a midfield configuration is really strong, and Xue Yang has to focus on the following.
Otherwise, they may control the game. Of course, Alai is outstanding.
But compared with Xu Qiang, Alai is a little behind.
Xu Qiang is not only able to score goals, but also has better tactical adaptability.
His performance in the face of strong enemies was more stable, and he was also a fellow from China, so Xue Yang was somewhat selfish.
Although the pre-match prediction was wrong, Mourinho did not panic.
In his opinion, Manchester United is stronger than The Hague, and they still have great hope of winning the championship.
But he is not so arrogant, after all, the two sides have fought against each other before.
Mourinho will not underestimate The Hague, a team from the Eredivisie, like other head coaches.
Mourinho is very serious about this game, and because the Premier League results did not meet expectations.
If they don't win the Europa League, they won't be able to play in the Champions League next season.
For a team like Manchester United, there is a big difference between having the Champions League and not having the Champions League.
Without the Champions League, Manchester United is not so attractive to outstanding players, so Manchester United may not be able to buy the players they like in the next transfer window.
The Hague will compete in the Champions League next season, which gives Xue Yang a lot of confidence.
He believes that next season, The Hague will be much more attractive to other players.
Although it cannot attract top stars, it may be able to attract some veterans who cannot gain a foothold in wealthy clubs.
Or attract some potential new stars, and The Hague's competitiveness will increase again next season.
And by next season, several Tianjin Wei players will definitely transfer and leave the team.
The Hague will be able to pay a large transfer fee by then. After all, Tianjin Wei does not need to buy anyone.
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