![]() If Spurs is in the top four at the end of the season, no one at the club will be losing any sleep over this unfortunate exit from the Conference League. Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea are a long way ahead of the rest this season and expected to finish in the top three.īut, if Conte can continue his hopeful start, and has more time to transmit his ideas on the training ground, playing Champions League soccer next season is a possibility. It still won’t be easy as it is effectively playing for one spot with the likes of Arsenal, Manchester United and West Ham. According to The Athletic, Tottenham Hotspur have West Ham United forward Jarrod Bowen on their radar. While that would have been welcome, even for a ridiculed tournament in its first season, a top-four finish would be more important from a financial perspective.īeing out of the Conference League surely gives Spurs a bigger chance of finishing in the top four. Some supporters saw the Conference League as a realistic chance to win a first trophy since 2008. Even a top six finish, and a place in next season’s Europa League, would be a decent result. It is not secret that a place in the top four – to qualify for the Champions League – is the big prize Spurs is chasing this season. If the club had progressed in the Conference League, the extra midweek matches would have meant even less preparation time for Conte for Premier League matches. Spurs is already looking at a fixture pile-up with several postponed matches needing to be rescheduled. Long term though, this exit could prove to be a blessing in disguise for Spurs.Ĭonte is known as a meticulous coach who wants as much time as possible with his players on the training ground. The additional prizemoney, ticketing and broadcast income from the Europa Conference League is not significant compared to the Champions League, or even Europa League, but it would still have been welcome after the Coronavirus-related disruption. He survived just three more matches before being sacked.Īs well as the reputational hit, being out of European competition will hit Spurs’s finances. The result was a humbling 1-0 defeat and a low point for former coach Nuno Espirito Santo. Spurs, for example, was accused of not taking the competition seriously after leaving most first-team players at home for the away group match at Vitesse. ![]() While the Europa Conference League has provided a rare opportunity for the continent’s smaller clubs, it has been seen as an unwelcome distraction for those aiming to be among Europe’s biggest. That game will now not happen and Spurs must deal with the embarrassment of exiting the third-tier European club competition at the group stage. Tottenham deserves to play the game, to play the last game of this group.” "It's not fair we have to pay for a situation that isn't our fault? I understand if we did something wrong but in this way, for the club, the players, the staff, it's very difficult to understand what's happening. ![]() (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) Getty Images Europa Conference League group G match between Tottenham Hotspur and Vitesse at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Novemin London, England. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 04: Antonio Conte, Manager of Tottenham Hotspur reacts during the UEFA.
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