Spurs' Champions League hopes have been struck a blow, but would they be better off in the Europa League anyway?
This time two years ago, Tottenham Hotspur were involved in an extremely tight battle for Champions League qualification. Just as they are now. Back then, the race with was talked about in almost existential terms: for the winner, the promised land of the ; for the loser, a lifetime of purgatory. Fans, players, manager Antonio Conte — pretty much everyone associated with both clubs — fretted about every permutation that could affect the outcome.
If we take last summer as an example, yes, Spurs made some effective signings, but only one of the seven players Postecoglou signed — not including loan deals made permanent — came from a club in the Champions League . Generally, it’s trickier to get players to swap a club in the Champions League for one that isn’t.
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