Tottenham’s victory won’t save English football

Tottenham Hotspur beat Manchester United 1 -0 in the Europa League final in Bilbao .

United sit 16th and Tottenham 17th in the Premier League table.

Spurs’ scrappy goal, United ’s long-ball desperation, the endless handbags between Harry Maguire and Christian Romero reflected both teams’ seasonal angst.

As many as eight English clubs could be playing European football next season .

So while fans of the domestic game will rightly celebrate our current grip on European football, now is not the time for complacency. Doing so will ultimately only mean that England ’s football romantics who ultimately are the game will have fewer fairy tales to tell and retell. [See also: The humbling of Pep Guardiola] .