Postecoglou insists league form does not diminish Europa run | OneFootball

Ange Postecoglou has insisted that Tottenham Hotspur’s poor Premier League season does not diminish the achievement of reaching a European semi-final.

Spurs take on Bodo/Glimt in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final tonight, with the North Londoners within touching distance of the final. It’s only Tottenham’s second European semi-final this century, while Spurs are bidding to end a 17-year trophy drought.

Spurs have struggled in the Premier League this season and are 16th in the table. However, Postecoglou insists that disappointing domestic campaign does deflect from what is a ‘special’ occasion.

“I am really strong at the moment on the parallel worlds we are trying to traverse and I have sensed, which is not surprising because this is the way this club is perceived, people are almost trying to diminish it in some respects,” said Postecoglou ahead of the game.

“I have seen some people saying it is the equivalent of Man Utd winning the FA Cup, no. Not on any planet is it equivalent. That is suggesting that maybe we are not worthy of Champions League.

“Things are there that are designed to diminish what is ahead of us, which is an unbelievable opportunity. Irrespective of how this season has gone, we have generations of fans who want this more than anything else – to share this with the people that they love, a special moment supporting their football club.

“We could be flying in the league, but it wouldn’t make this opportunity any different. The opportunity is the same and I have made that clear to the players.”

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