Europa League manager explains why Tottenham are scarier than Manchester United – HITC

LASK Linz will have to find a way to combat the ‘incredible’ pace at Tottenham Hotspur’s disposal during Thursday’s Europa League clash, manager Dominik Thalhammer told Spox.

José Mourinho may be seen by many as the living, breathing, scowling antithesis of the swashbuckling brand of attacking football that is most easily associated with its former El Clásico counterpart, but it’s fair to say that goals have not been in short supply. Recently.

Sunday’s thrilling 3-3 draw with West Ham means Spurs have scored 16 notable goals in their last three games across all competitions, beating Maccabi Haifa seven before beating Manchester United by six at Old Trafford.

So Thalhammer, who took over LASK earlier this year, has no illusions about the size of the task facing the underdog in the Austrian Bundesliga.

“It will be very, very difficult and a great challenge,” said a man who spent almost a decade in charge of the Austrian women’s team.

“(Mourinho is) inspiring. It is a great challenge to learn from a coach like this and understand how he acts tactically in different situations.

LASK was crushed 7-1 overall by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United in last season’s Europa League, but Thalhammer believes there is more to fear from a Tottenham with pace to burn in the final third.

“It was a good experience (against United),” he added. “We saw that we can remain stable (against maximum opposition). (Tottenham) is, again, stronger, with incredible speed and quality ”.

The duo in the form of Harry Kane and Heung Min-Son can rest tomorrow night, with Carlos Vinicius and Gareth Bale potentially in line to make their first outing with Mourinho.

In other news, the club president assures that the summer signing is worth ‘much more’ than what Tottenham paid