It’s been a while and more that Tottenham Hotspur have won silverware; however, the North Londoners have an opportunity to do so in the ongoing season as they compete on multiple fronts. Any silverware talk at White Hart Lane has been the aggregate of everything that head coach Ange Postecoglou has done at N17 since he took over the reins in the previous season.
The Lilywhites have an opportunity to acclaim silverware this season in the European Second Tier, where the North Londoners have an opportunity to go all the way.
And former Spurs manager Jose Mourinho has made a surprise claim about Tottenham’s capacity to win the UEFA Europa League in the ongoing campaign.
Since he was let go of his office at Hotspur Way, the Portuguese coach has not left an opportunity to land a jab at Tottenham whenever he could, as he regularly points out how Tottenham is the only place where he hasn’t won a trophy. And the fact that he was sacked only ahead of the Carabao Cup final in 2021.
Mourinho backs Tottenham for Europa League glory
However, he has now surprisingly given Tottenham a big push to win the Europa League.
Ahead of Fenerbahce’s fixture against another of Mourinho’s former sides, Manchester United, he acknowledged that two of his former sides are best placed to win the Europa League. The former Real Madrid manager, via Reuters, said:
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“If I have to say now which are the two biggest candidates to win the Europa League, I think it’s easy—Manchester United and Tottenham. The Premier League is a different level of quality, intensity, pace, tactical culture—a different level of everything. Tomorrow, I think we are going to play against one of the two strongest teams.”
While Tottenham are the favourites, Europe is unpredictable and difficult. The games will start getting more and more tricky as the campaign goes by. It is important for them to not get carried away in talks and focus on getting through the group stages at the moment.
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