No-one thought Chelsea would do it that year and we all know how that went.
To be honest though - I expect that's exactly what Pochettino and the team are doing... so I'm not sure it really matters what the mindset of a bunch of fans on a forum (me included) might be ;-)I think a lot of our success this year is based on concentrating solely on what we do and not worrying about anyone else so lets just keep going with that mindset.
If they do so via winning the CL and Europa and miss out on the top 4 themselves then we would not get a CL spot if we finished in 4th place.Personally,I would want Chelsea and Yoonited to qualify for a European cup. The more games they have to play, the better. And they'll both be stronger next season, so that should help our coefficient. Else we'll have to be aiming for top 3. Which is still doable given our ever improving team, but good to have that 4th spot to fall back to, just in case.
Spurs have only finished a season with a goal difference of +25 or better on 4 occasions since we returned to the top division in 1979 and we've finished no lower than 4th each time...No-one has pointed out our amazing goal difference - +25!!!! 10 ahead of Arsenal and best in the league, thats an extra point right there!!
When did that last happen - we always seemed to have a brick GD every season. Absolutely brilliant.
I'm obviously wishing they qualify provided it's not to our detriment. DuhIf they do so via winning the CL and Europa and miss out on the top 4 themselves then we would not get a CL spot if we finished in 4th place.
I'm obviously wishing they qualify provided it's not to our detriment. Duh
In any case, we'll be finishing 3rd, so it won't be an issue either way.
3rd Jan:
1. Arsenal 42
2. Leicester 40
3. City 39
4. Spurs 36
2nd Feb:
1. Leicester 50
2. City 47
3. Spurs 45
4. Arsenal 45
Bad month for Arsenal.3rd Jan:
1. Arsenal 42
2. Leicester 40
3. City 39
4. Spurs 36
2nd Feb:
1. Leicester 50
2. City 47
3. Spurs 45
4. Arsenal 45
In that scenario English teams would not get an extra spot. The top 4 in the league would simply be our 4 CL qualifiers.
If a team wins the CL and doesn't finish in the CL qualifying positions in the PL then England would get 5 places.
If a team wins the Europa League and doesn't finish in the CL qualifying positions in the PL then England would get 5 places.
The nightmare would be if City/Arsenal/Chelsea won the CL and finished outside of the top 4, AND Liverpool or Man Utd won the Europa League and finished outside the top 4. In that case the team finishing 4th in the PL would drop down to the Europa League.
You cant really see City or Arsenal finishing outside the Top 4, but the real threat could be Chelsea winning the CL again, surely after fallng another 2pts further back tonight they will go all-out for both Cups now.
I honestly cant see Liverpool winning the Europa League, United are the danger for me on that score.
But at the end of the day, its all pie-in-the-sky right now, we arent sure to finish in the Top 4 yet, granted the chances look better by the week, but still a long long way to go before we start worrying about what ifs
You're right. I meant to say we'll finish in the top 3.Why not above 3rd.
We can realistically Finish 2nd , or even win the goddamn league.
Have faith guys.
COYS
And constant moaning and bitching like a brocken record ( which is what you do) makes it any better? We all know you have no time for Levy and will jump on the first chance ( or perceived chance) to spew your bile.
I think a lot of our success this year is based on concentrating solely on what we do and not worrying about anyone else so lets just keep going with that mindset.
Hahaha....to be honest, this is now considerably amusing.
Last season's results would take us to 70 points. To win the league we'd need closer to 80.
3rd Jan:
1. Arsenal 42
2. Leicester 40
3. City 39
4. Spurs 36
2nd Feb:
1. Leicester 50
2. City 47
3. Spurs 45
4. Arsenal 45
Last season's results would take us to 70 points. To win the league we'd need closer to 80.