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Poch doesn't take any cup/europe competition seriously.
I think there would be some disciplinary issues if he basically said he was going to throw a game. Press conferences are all filtered through several layers of bullshit.
Earlier this morning I was no to EL as I don't think Poch takes cups seriously. That said looking at the CL 3rd teams we could be seeded with a win v Moscow.
Now, the EL teams don't look daunting given Dortmund and Sevilla aren't in it.
A: Fenerbahce, Feyenoord, Man Utd.
B: APOEL, Olympiakos, BSC Young Boys
C: Anderlecht, St Etienne, Mainz
D: Zenit, Dundalk, Maccabi Tel Aviv
E: Roma, Vienna, FK Astra [lol spam]
F: Genk, Bilbao, Rapid Vienna, Sassuolo
G: Ajax, Celta Vigo, St Liege
H: Shakhtar, Braga, KAA Gent
I: Schalke, Krasnodar
J: Fiorentina, Qarabag
K: Sparta, Soton, Hapoel
L: Osmanlispor, Villarreal, Zurich
Clubs unlikely to qualify aren't listed. Not much to be frightened of there. So if Poch has stated he'd take it seriously then based on that list why not?
Our biggest threat would be CL dropouts of which none look out of our reach either.
Now, the EL teams don't look daunting given Dortmund and Sevilla aren't in it.
A: Fenerbahce, Feyenoord, Man Utd.
B: APOEL, Olympiakos, BSC Young Boys
C: Anderlecht, St Etienne, Mainz
D: Zenit, Dundalk, Maccabi Tel Aviv
E: Roma, Vienna, FK Astra [lol spam]
F: Genk, Bilbao, Rapid Vienna, Sassuolo
G: Ajax, Celta Vigo, St Liege
H: Shakhtar, Braga, KAA Gent
I: Schalke, Krasnodar
J: Fiorentina, Qarabag
K: Sparta, Soton, Hapoel
L: Osmanlispor, Villarreal, Zurich
Clubs unlikely to qualify aren't listed. Not much to be frightened of there. So if Poch has stated he'd take it seriously then based on that list why not?
Our biggest threat would be CL dropouts of which none look out of our reach either.
No no no. Fuck that shit, our squad is just barely strong enough to keep us from falling apart completely when we have a couple of injuries. We should focus all our energy towards finishing in the CL again and use the money to improve our squad, instead of some vague romantic idea of a ''good cup run'' that's never going to actually happen, especially in a shitty competition that our players never look up for. Poch himself says that we are lacking the quality to compete in the CL, and the way to fix that is picking up that uefa money every season.
Mauricio Pochettino says changes needed after Spurs flop in Monaco
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I want to see us qualify and make a massive effort to try and win the thing by fielding our strongest team. But it won't happen.
The Ropey league will strangle us as it does a every year . The board don't give a toss
about it as it pays nothing and winning it is virtually zero .
Top 4 overrides everything . I agree our squad is threadbare of quality and creativity . Our
best 11 should be played with changes made for the odd injuries etc . Old school but Leciester
won the Premier doing this . We are a gigantic club in a faded historical sense ,support but
have been starved of real investment , wage structure for a generation hence never winning anything . Maybe this will change but don't count your chickens .
about it as it pays nothing and winning it is virtually zero .
Top 4 overrides everything . I agree our squad is threadbare of quality and creativity . Our
best 11 should be played with changes made for the odd injuries etc . Old school but Leciester
won the Premier doing this . We are a gigantic club in a faded historical sense ,support but
have been starved of real investment , wage structure for a generation hence never winning anything . Maybe this will change but don't count your chickens .
Yes, it's European football and while we have little chance of winning, I'd love a decent run.
But I won't be disappointed if we don't get third in the group
But I won't be disappointed if we don't get third in the group
Midweek games under the floodlights? Yes please
However, I'd only want us to parachute into this if we really are going to take it seriously.
However, I'd only want us to parachute into this if we really are going to take it seriously.
No rather got for the league and FA cup personally. Our squad ain't strong enough for all of them. You only have to look at Leicester's title, Liverpool's close second under Rogers, what Chelsea and Liverpool are doing this season to see how no European football gives them such an advantage.
I love the CL but now we are in the EL which is shit and made shit by UEFA and how it's run I rather not quite frankly.
I love the CL but now we are in the EL which is shit and made shit by UEFA and how it's run I rather not quite frankly.
First time I have ever said this but for THIS year we have to bin it. Why? We are not playing well, we have injuries and those who excelled last year are way off form. We simply can't cope with rotation, something we did well last year (especially our fullbacks). Nothing I have seen this year has convinced me that we will cope playing in the EL.
We are a tuff side to play against, our position in the league is testament to this. But part of being a Spurs fan is to also watch attractive football and the only way I can see this returning to our game is if we focus on the League, have a week to prepare the team on shape/formations. Basically I'd rather watch us play well in the league than play shite in EL, then draw another 10 games in PL.
We are a tuff side to play against, our position in the league is testament to this. But part of being a Spurs fan is to also watch attractive football and the only way I can see this returning to our game is if we focus on the League, have a week to prepare the team on shape/formations. Basically I'd rather watch us play well in the league than play shite in EL, then draw another 10 games in PL.
Even after last nights debacle, it's very hard not to agree with this. Good stuff!
I always say that I want us to go out and try and win the EL, but every single time it seems to take it's toll on our season and our league form suffers - then we ultimately fall short. With that in mind, fuck the EL this season.