Quote Originally Posted by 21_GOONER_SALUTE View Post
Also, didn't we have a recent season where we were all hoping we'd win this same trophy so we could get back into the CL? And yes Letters, I get your point that there were more big boys in it then ( before you repeat it as some sort of comeback for the 18th time ).
Yeah. The club wasn't in a particularly good shape then though. At the time of course we'd have all taken it.
Now...well obviously if you're in a competition then you want to win it. But at the expense of finishing 17th? That implies there's an awful lot of work to do in order to challenge the big boys. Overall I think there's just far too much European football. Too many teams qualify for the CL - that automatically makes the Europa lower quality and thus devalues it. I am partly saying that out of bitterness but it is also true.
But I do think Spurs win maybe adds a bit of pressure on Arteta on the club to deliver a big trophy. We've been close, but we need to get over the line next year.