Sherwood admits Europa League qualification could hurt Spurs

[mawspurs]

Tim Sherwood admits the Europa League could undermine Tottenham’s top-four challenge next season, but he says he has no intention of dropping points in a bid to avoid qualification.

Source: London 24

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[EQP]

Its all about how you treat the competition. IIRC we qualified for CL the same year Chelsea won it as a result of Harry fielding the b team and youth players in the EL.

 

[Scott Spur]

Its all about how you treat the competition. IIRC we qualified for CL the same year Chelsea won it as a result of Harry fielding the b team and youth players in the EL.

Spot on. It's just AVB and TS refused to do that and took first team players on 8 hour flights across Europe two days before massive Premier League games.

Why? Personal glory, not what's best for the team.

 

[C0YS]

Hey Europa league will be a route into the CL next year. It is very much worth competing for.

 

[worcestersauce]

Lets hope it hurts arsenal and Man Utd's chances next season.

 

[Monkey boy]

First time I've ever agreed with Sherwood. Do whatever it takes not to be in the Thursday night cup next year, if that means "throwing" the remaining games I'm cool with that just don't make it too obvious like gifting teams open goals, scoring own goals or giving relegation candidates 3 nil head starts.......... Oh wait

 

[teok]

All the down sides of the CL with none of the up sides.

 

[Wellspurs]

Spot on. It's just AVB and TS refused to do that and took first team players on 8 hour flights across Europe two days before massive Premier League games.

Why? Personal glory, not what's best for the team.

It was worse than that, bringing on first team regulars in games in the arctic circle when we had already qualified!

 

[double0]

The club has to gain more M strength to enable them to cope, but by using the squad correctly it is possible, hopefully our participation will benefit us if we ever get CL again. If one remembers we never let ourselves down the last time we were in the CL, I reckon that was because we had decent grounding in european football.

 

[MR_BEN]

Spot on. It's just AVB and TS refused to do that and took first team players on 8 hour flights across Europe two days before massive Premier League games.

Why? Personal glory, not what's best for the team.

8 hour flights across Europe? What are they flying in? Gliders?

I can get to dubai in 8 hours!

 

[felmani26]

Tim, your opinion on next season is void I'm afraid.

 

[M.I.B.]

8 hour flights across Europe? What are they flying in? Gliders?

I can get to dubai in 8 hours!

Six and a half, actually

 

[karennina]

It's a tougher competition to win than the FA cup, and gains you far more reputation around Europe. On both those counts it's more "glorious", to use Bill Nicholson's word for Europe.

All the down sides of the CL with none of the up sides.

So, no glory, no exposure to markets and audiences, no tv money, no prize money, no gate receipts, no experience for the squad in handling midweek European fixtures, no opportunities for youth players or to keep fringe players happy while we try (crucially) try to develop them to trade at a profit. No, "none" of that. What you wrote is as clearly not true as claiming Clifford the Big Red Dog is not big and red.

 

[nightgoat]

Tim Sherwood admits the Europa League could undermine Tottenham’s top-four challenge next season

That's alright Tim, that's not really for you to worry about.

 

[LSUY]

Juggling EL and the league wouldn't be hard if we had a manager who believed in squad rotation. Let the back ups and youth play in the group games then play the first teamers in the knock-out stage when the good teams come in.

 

[Blackrat1299]

Timmy ought to acquaint himself with the sayings of the great Bill Nicholson, then he wouldn't embarrass himself.

 

[parklane1]

I really am starting to hate Sherwood.

 

[absolute bobbins]

Why is it that English teams can't compete in the Europa League and compete for the league? Juve seem to be doing pretty well as do Benfica.
I'd rather be in a competition that we have a reasonable chance of winning than fighting like beavers for a qualifying round place in a competition that we currently have no chance of winning.

 

[parklane1]

Why is it that English teams can't compete in the Europa League and compete for the league? Juve seem to be doing pretty well as do Benfica.
I'd rather be in a competition that we have a reasonable chance of winning than fighting like beavers for a qualifying round place in a competition that we currently have no chance of winning.

Its the English bug and something has to be blamed for us not winning the Prem, usally its the refs but its so much easier for some to blame the EL.

 

[Mr Pink]

Why is it that English teams can't compete in the Europa League and compete for the league? Juve seem to be doing pretty well as do Benfica.
I'd rather be in a competition that we have a reasonable chance of winning than fighting like beavers for a qualifying round place in a competition that we currently have no chance of winning.

Those Leagues arn't as physically demanding, that's why.

And those teams are part of the small group of teams who dominate those Leagues.