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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Miguel Delaney

How Manchester United and Tottenham can thrive again thanks to a Europa League lesson

When Bodo/Glimt prepare for a game like Tottenham Hotspur, one policy is to try and not look at the names. The tiny Norwegian club has plenty of experience there, having faced Lazio, Arsenal, Manchester United and Ange Postecoglou’s Celtic during their recent rise.

The aim is to just see players as units, and their various strengths and weaknesses. It is a very rational way to look at something that could otherwise involve a lot of emotion, particularly for an Arctic Circle town that has a population of just 55,000 – almost 8,000 less than the 62,850 capacity of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

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