both are as bad as each other in a way. win the league cup and no CL, we wont sign anyone decent. just look at liverpool. winning a trophy would be great dont get me wrong, however is it worth it if we end up doing a liverpool. in the grand scheme of things no. with getting top four, we are more liekly to get better players in to challenge for bigger things ()
however with getting top four, it does cement loser mentality and means as a club we are drifting even further.
basically either one doesnt really help us, but because i want trophy again its the league cup