Tottenham have ace up their sleeves for Europa League

Jose Mourinho is Tottenham’s ace in Europe, as the Special One has won both Europa League competitions he has participated in. 

It’s an unblemished, perfect and, in equal measure, an astonishingly impressive record. It’s no simple feat to win the Europa League, let alone two in as many tries. And it’s one of the most impressive feathers in a cap adorned with gold-hued plumage.

Jose knows how to get the job done over two legs. The mercurial manager has endured his fair share of recent tumult in the Premier League, but he should have no problem erasing that from his memory as he enters the knockout stage of a cup that has brought him unfettered joy.

He first won the Europa League, then dubbed the UEFA Cup, in 2003 with Porto, just a year prior to his first Champions League triumph with the same team. What an incredible two seasons for Mourinho and his giant-beating Porto side. It sprung the Portuguese to superstar status.

It looks unlikely, due to his side’s current Premier League placement, that Mourinho will repeat such a a rare and laudable feat with Spurs. There is hope, however. If Mourinho wins his third Europa League in as many attempts, thereby achieving the nigh impossible, Spurs will earn automatic qualification into next season’s Champions League.

At that point anything is possible.

Jose won his second Europa League with Manchester United in 2017. His immaculate record in the competition is reason for optimism.

Can he yet again prove his undeniable Europa League credence and lift Tottenham to glory, or, under the current circumstances, is asking for a three-peat beyond the Special One’s mystical power?

We’re all hoping for the former. European competitions are renowned for being influenced by a dusting of magic, a pinch of personal and collective wizardry.

Now it’s time to see if the Gandalf-like oracle has enough magic left to lift Spurs to wondrous heights.