- Dec 8, 2004
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I feel the general consensus here is that we want to either qualify for the CL in top or 2nd spot in the group or come 4th.
But to be honest:
Cons of coming 3rd:
-That irritating round of 32 which adds an extra 2 matches in the tournament.
-Thursday nights messing up the league schedule. This is actually quite a major impact in all fairness.
Pros of coming 3rd:
-We seriously could win the Europa League, look at the state of the English sides that won/got far in the last few years. We are better than that.
-It's a trophy and a big one at that. I'm not one to buy into the media nonsense that Spurs have to win a trophy or we collapse as club, but hey, we still actually want trophies right? Gets the media off our back slightly anyway.
-This one is a kicker for me: Could winning the Europa League be an easier avenue back into the CL next season rather than trying to finish in the top 4? I can't see us finishing above Citeh or the scousers. I think Chelsea and Bumenal are going to pose a serious challenge and it looks pretty up in the air. Man U I think we should finish ahead of though. Could playing against a bunch of FC Neverheardofyou for a few rounds then playing against sides as strong as Everton/Leicester for the quarters and semis followed by a final against somebody fairly tough but probably still beatable on our day be easier than securing 4th or higher?
Overall, I obviously want to just come 1st or 2nd in the group, but I guess I personally lean towards coming 3rd than 4th if we don't get one of the top 2.
What factors for you really swing you one way or the other?
But to be honest:
Cons of coming 3rd:
-That irritating round of 32 which adds an extra 2 matches in the tournament.
-Thursday nights messing up the league schedule. This is actually quite a major impact in all fairness.
Pros of coming 3rd:
-We seriously could win the Europa League, look at the state of the English sides that won/got far in the last few years. We are better than that.
-It's a trophy and a big one at that. I'm not one to buy into the media nonsense that Spurs have to win a trophy or we collapse as club, but hey, we still actually want trophies right? Gets the media off our back slightly anyway.
-This one is a kicker for me: Could winning the Europa League be an easier avenue back into the CL next season rather than trying to finish in the top 4? I can't see us finishing above Citeh or the scousers. I think Chelsea and Bumenal are going to pose a serious challenge and it looks pretty up in the air. Man U I think we should finish ahead of though. Could playing against a bunch of FC Neverheardofyou for a few rounds then playing against sides as strong as Everton/Leicester for the quarters and semis followed by a final against somebody fairly tough but probably still beatable on our day be easier than securing 4th or higher?
Overall, I obviously want to just come 1st or 2nd in the group, but I guess I personally lean towards coming 3rd than 4th if we don't get one of the top 2.
What factors for you really swing you one way or the other?