Now to smash Leicester on Sunday. It’s written.Yes it turned out well in the end.. I must admit, I had my doubts as to the ending this time but that has probably made it even sweeter.
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Now to smash Leicester on Sunday. It’s written.Yes it turned out well in the end.. I must admit, I had my doubts as to the ending this time but that has probably made it even sweeter.
Assuming Liverpool qualify Sunday, would you not prefer their easier run and a final against Real Madrid.The flip side of this is would you swap that feeling the night we smashed RM at Wembley for an earlier top 4 berth? Because I wouldn’t. That’s a fabulous memory I will take to my grave. Wembley was bouncing. Pure energy.
And securing top 4, having seen the chavs get their hopes up (& very chippy with it) only to see them crushed with a game to go is another deeply saitsifying feeling. They even bottled it at home to ‘Uddersfield.
Overall, it’s been a brilliant season and I wouldn’t change it to have finished top 4 sooner.
Now to smash Leicester on Sunday. It’s written.
You’re assuming. They are down to the last day and still not sure of qualification.Assuming Liverpool qualify Sunday, would you not prefer their easier run and a final against Real Madrid.
LFC to finish 4th and lose then please footballing gods. I've officially changed my mind over who I want to finish 4.Just a little nugget here, a little extra reason to support Real to beat Liverpool...
"Liverpool: If Benfica manages to survive, the next chance for Spurs is for Liverpool to lose the UCL Final, plain and simple. A win by the Reds puts them in Pot 1 instead of Pot 4 if they qualify via the Premier League standings."
If Real win the final, Spurs will be in Pot 2 for next year's group stage draw.
According to Wiki we are in 19th position for co-efficient points, but that position is after Woolwich and Chelsea who will not be or not likely to be in CL. So if one of the others above us drops out we would be in 16th position - and with 8 groups we would just scrape into Pot 2. So until we have the full list of CL participants we cannot be sure,,,and in fact it may come down to seeing of one of them goes not make it into the Group Stages !
UEFA coefficient - Wikipedia
Far cry from the days we were checking to see if we came top of the European fair play league to scrape a place on the UEFA Cup qualifying rounds.
How did we manage to find ourselves below the likes of Zenith and Benfica in the ranking:avbfacepalm:I think our absolute best chance is if Sporting beat Maritimo tomorrow, that gets the job done alone.
How did we manage to find ourselves below the likes of Zenith and Benfica in the ranking:avbfacepalm:
The punishment of disrespecting the Europa league I guess:avbshock:
How did we manage to find ourselves below the likes of Zenith and Benfica in the ranking:avbfacepalm:
The punishment of disrespecting the Europa league I guess:avbshock:
Just a little nugget here, a little extra reason to support Real to beat Liverpool...
"Liverpool: If Benfica manages to survive, the next chance for Spurs is for Liverpool to lose the UCL Final, plain and simple. A win by the Reds puts them in Pot 1 instead of Pot 4 if they qualify via the Premier League standings."
If Real win the final, Spurs will be in Pot 2 for next year's group stage draw.
UEFA coefficient - WikipediaBenfica are pretty much guaranteed European football every season. If they survive in CL they get to play EL.
Guess it’s just purely down to amount of games they have played?
I don’t know how the co-efficient works tbh, mathematical lunacy involved I’m guessing
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We would have been few places higher had we taken Europa more seriously over the last 5 years.Not sure why being below Benfica is confusing. They've pretty qualified for Europe every year in their history. Got to two finals recently too (and lost both).
Beat us in the European Cup semi final 1962. Does that still count?Not sure why being below Benfica is confusing. They've pretty qualified for Europe every year in their history. Got to two finals recently too (and lost both).
Way simpler than people think really. 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 1 point per round reached from QFs onwards, 4 points for CL group stage and 5 points for CL knockouts. Then just some consolation points for going out in qualifying for clubs from smaller nations. So the main reason Benfica and Zenit are ahead of us is that they regularly get the bonus points for being in the CL and sometimes get the bonus points for being in the CL knockouts too.Benfica are pretty much guaranteed European football every season. If they survive in CL they get to play EL.
Guess it’s just purely down to amount of games they have played?
I don’t know how the co-efficient works tbh, mathematical lunacy involved I’m guessing
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