Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou has hit back at Arsene Wenger’s criticism after the former Arsenal boss slammed the club’s chances of qualifying for next season’s Champions League, suggesting the club “drive people crazy”. Spurs are having a dismal Premier League season,
finishing 16th in the table, but winning the Europa League will see them qualify for the Champions League under UEFA rules that have been in place since the 2014-15 campaign. But former Arsenal
manager Arsene Wenger, now FIFA’s head of world football development, told เว็บพนันออนไลน์ UFABET สมัครง่าย โปรโมชั่นมากมาย Sport that teams like Spurs and Manchester United (potential finalists) should not qualify for the Champions League via the Europa League, and called on UEFA to revise the rules. “
Well, it’s been a point of contention for years, for the last eight days at least,” smiled Ange.
“I’ve never heard it before. I’ve said before that Spurs drive people crazy. That’s how it is. “
When you put the name of this club on anything, people are going to criticise it or try to devalue it. “
Why was it not an issue last year and now it is this year? What difference does it make? I don’t understand. “
Last year, fifth place didn’t qualify for the Champions League, this year it does, what does that mean? “
The rules are clear that the winner (of the Europa League) gets a place in the Champions League and it’s not the first year that there’s been this rule.
“There’s nothing that says ‘you have to do something else’, but it’s Spurs, and everyone likes it that way. “
I have respect for Wenger, he’s a legend in the game, but Spurs can really drive people crazy. I like that. Go ahead, the more people get mad, the happier I am.”