Manchester United's Europa League Win...

[Bee]

Manchester United's Europa League win is day zero for the Jose Mourinho project - and it's a year overdue | The Independent

Manchester United & José Mourinho

[woohoo]

Manchester United's Europa League win is day zero for the Jose Mourinho project - and it's a year overdue | The Independent

Manchester United & José Mourinho

I looked at the possession stats briefly and looks like it was all Ajax? Man U deserve to win?

[AtW]

Man U deserve to win?

Yes, because they scored.

HTH

[woohoo]

Yes, because they scored.

HTH

thanks.

[Lambert Simnel]

I looked at the possession stats briefly and looks like it was all Ajax? Man U deserve to win?

It was pretty reminiscent of Mourinho's 2010 ECL win with Internazionale. "You can have the ball, as long as you move it sideways or backwards. You don't get to have it inside our area". United controlled the game without having possession, just as Mou has done before. Intellectually, it's quite interesting. As a sporting spectacle, it's awfully meh.

I'm not equating this to "parking the bus" by the way - just highlighting that ball possession isn't the only way to control the game.

[woohoo]

It was pretty reminiscent of Mourinho's 2010 ECL win with Internazionale. "You can have the ball, as long as you move it sideways or backwards. You don't get to have it inside our area". United controlled the game without having possession, just as Mou has done before. Intellectually, it's quite interesting. As a sporting spectacle, it's awfully meh.

I'm not equating this to "parking the bus" by the way - just highlighting that ball possession isn't the only way to control the game.

Yup which is why I asked. Though when you see that level of possession given away its surprising.

[Bee]

I looked at the possession stats briefly and looks like it was all Ajax? Man U deserve to win?

Who cares!!! They won.