Surely that is exactly what empty seats will show them?Have you tried selling your ticket or giving it away? I know you won't be the only one not going, but empty seats won't show our boys how much this match means to us.
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Surely that is exactly what empty seats will show them?Have you tried selling your ticket or giving it away? I know you won't be the only one not going, but empty seats won't show our boys how much this match means to us.
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Why can't you?Can't believe people are debating whether Tottenham Hotspur should try to win a Champions League match.
Why can't you?
Europa will inevitably be an unwelcome distraction in which Poch will rest players galore. He rested players for CL games so what you think hes gonna do for Europa games? and if we are not taking it serioysly whats the point in competing in it?
As a result I don't see how we can be criticised for feeling unenthusiastic about it. particularly when it clearly affects our form elsewhere
Surely if we can Qualify for the CL by WINNING a trophy (The Europa Lea... UEFA CUP!) rather than qualify for the same competition by finishing 4th and NOT WINNING a trophy, then SURELY we should go for the Trophy.What it does do (qualification for EL) is give the squad players a chance to gain more experience/playing time. It also gives Poch more European experience & the opportunity to run the rule over his squad in competitive matches. It brings in more money for the club levylol
It also gives the fans more European nights out.
The only down side to it is that it is likely to have some impact on our chances of reaching the top 4
but is top 4 more important than a trophy? And a trophy that guarantees a spot in the same tournament, that a top 4 place gives us?
I've come to the conclusion that it's win/win regardless of the result. Either outcome is fine by me. I simply want to see us perform well.
But if you ask yourself "would I rather us not bother with the EL & concentrate on top 4, or would I rather us win the damn thing?" I'd be surprised if any fan would want us to finish top 4 ahead of winning the EL trophy.
I think people are concerned that we won't take it seriously though & deny ourselves the opportunity of winning it. The thing is, you can't win it if you ain't in it, & based on our CL performances this time around, we need more European experience.
Another thing that's just occurred to me- our first team probably has less experience in Europe than it should have- because we've rested some of our nailed on starters for PL fixtures over the past few seasons we have been in EL. Maybe we need the EL more than we would care to believe, to gain valuable experience of playing in Europe for a young squad?
Probably doesn't make much sense, but I understand what I'm getting at
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