Chalfie-
What are your feelings on an epl team taking the Europa seriously and winning it?
Good question. Would Spurs supporters have preferred to have won the Europa and qualified for the CL in fifth place or to have won nothing other than a runners up slot in the League?
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I refer you to these comments
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/13654286/
more Premier League teams should be taking it seriously, and it's only because of the back door entry to the UCL that Mourinho did, as it was his last way of salvaging something from this season, apologies to the Community Shield and League Cup.
Europa League success should be valued in and of itself, but we (Prem teams) don't view it as anything more than a disturbance to doing well in the league and top 4 qualification to big cup. We should have been getting teams into the quarters and semi's, if not the final, regularly, for the last decade.
One thing that Pochettino needs to progress in, is managing in European competition, and the fact that we got shoved out of both the UCL and EL when we had a great opportunity to challenge for the Europa League and didn't take it. Hoping next season Pochettino improves as the team has done...
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cornelius_blackfoot
christ! is this your football thread replacement for "margaret thatcher's penis"?
Chelsea as plucky underdog, just making up the numbers, glad to be here, nobody believed in us, we'll be outspent by the teams around us this summer schtick, is really a wonder to behold. Looking forward to the "alt football facts" viewpoint of your appearance in the FA Cup Final this coming weekend..