Spurs in the Europa League: Road to Gdańsk

[M.I.B.]

If this "Euro ban" on UK travel continues into 2021, how do we think this will affect football? Will exceptions be made?

 

[Chirpystheman]

Who we hoping for in the draw

 

[aussiespursguy]

Who we hoping for in the draw

Molde, Slavia Prague and Young Boys would look the easiest.
Villareal, Ajax, Milan and Roma we would like to avoid.

 

[Montalbano]

Molde, Slavia Prague and Young Boys would look the easiest.
Villareal, Ajax, Milan and Roma we would like to avoid.

Add Manchester United and Arsenal to the avoid list.

 

[SpursSince1980]

Have a feeling it'll be Molde or Roma.

 

[journeyman]

Wouldn’t mind Rangers, Molde, Granada, Young Boys, Slavia Prague, Olympiakos, Dinamo Kiev or Dinamo Zagreb.

Better to avoid Man U, Arsenal, Roma, Ajax, Shakhtar, Villarreal, Milan.

 

[rabbikeane]

Prefered draw:

1
Dinamo Zagreb
Molde
Young Boys
Slavia Prague
Rangers
Dinamo Kiev
Olympiacos
Roma
Granada
Ajax
Arsenal
Shakhtar Donetsk
Milan
Manchester United
Villarreal
15

 

[yusrisafri]

No point meeting the weak teams first, then meet the strong teams later. Might as well meet the strong teams now. If we win, excellent, but if we lose, then it makes no difference whether we meet them now or later. At least we get it over and done with now rather than later.

If we cant beat them now, then chances are we won't be able to beat them in the later stages, especially with our penchant for stage fright in the final stages

 

[Blueluigi6]

If we cant beat them now, then chances are we won't be able to beat them in the later stages, especially with our penchant for stage fright in the final stages

Feel like it'd be better to go easy now so lo celso can get fit and ideally dele/bale are firing for the later stages

 

[cider spurs]

Shakhtar. I'm feeling we get Shakhtar. Feck knows why.

 

[aussiespursguy]

Add Manchester United and Arsenal to the avoid list.

Yeah thought the rules re association teams applied in the quarters but can see that's not the case. All good.

 

[Hazelton]

Easiest path to the final possible please.

 

[yid-down-under]

Who we hoping for in the draw

We’re gonna play arsenal- Inevitable

 

[hellava_tough]

No point meeting the weak teams first, then meet the strong teams later. Might as well meet the strong teams now. If we win, excellent, but if we lose, then it makes no difference whether we meet them now or later. At least we get it over and done with now rather than later.

If we cant beat them now, then chances are we won't be able to beat them in the later stages, especially with our penchant for stage fright in the final stages

Easiest route possible please.

We might be able to get lucky once (a result in the final) but probably not 2 or 3 times beforehand.

 

[mr ashley]

No point meeting the weak teams first, then meet the strong teams later. Might as well meet the strong teams now. If we win, excellent, but if we lose, then it makes no difference whether we meet them now or later. At least we get it over and done with now rather than later.

If we cant beat them now, then chances are we won't be able to beat them in the later stages, especially with our penchant for stage fright in the final stages

Not for me Jeff

if being a spurs fan means (to you) to be put out of your misery earlier rather than later, so be it.
that’s not what I want.
I’d love to win a trophy by beating the hardest possible opponent each round l, to prove our absolute dominance in Europe. But let’s save that until we’ve won another trophy first.

 

[hellava_tough]

Not for me Jeff

if being a spurs fan means (to you) to be put out of your misery earlier rather than later, so be it.
that’s not what I want.
I’d love to win a trophy by beating the hardest possible opponent each round l, to prove our absolute dominance in Europe. But let’s save that until we’ve won another trophy first.

Agreed.

I'd rather skank our way to a final win and back into the CL. We need the money!

 

[spids]

No point meeting the weak teams first, then meet the strong teams later. Might as well meet the strong teams now. If we win, excellent, but if we lose, then it makes no difference whether we meet them now or later. At least we get it over and done with now rather than later.

If we cant beat them now, then chances are we won't be able to beat them in the later stages, especially with our penchant for stage fright in the final stages

Sorry - this is badly flawed logic. It is clearly preferable to get the easiest route to the final possible, and hope the strongest teams eliminate one another in the other ties. So let’s hope the likes of Arsenal, Man U, Milan, Villarreal, etc. get paired off and we get a gimme!

 

[GutBucket]

No super easy teams left, even Molde or Dinamo Zagreb could score a fair few goals against our defense. Weaker teams usually have poor FBs and can't handle the likes of Moura, Bale and Son though. We will need Toby to start in every game from now on probably.

 

[mr ashley]

No super easy teams left, even Molde or Dinamo Zagreb could score a fair few goals against our defense. Weaker teams usually have poor FBs and can't handle the likes of Moura, Bale and Son though. We will need Toby to start in every game from now on probably.

Molde certainly caused Arsenal a few problems, and that was back when their defence looked ropey.
Whilst people are ranking the remaining teams, where do we fit in that I wonder?

 

[Everlasting Seconds]

Molde’s players would be star struck into numbness just by seeing Gareth Bale’s left foot, so I’d go with them. Plus it’s a really lovely part of Norway.