Get drawn in the same group as Barca and City

You should embrace it. Better chance of progressing here than in the CL.

People slag the Europa league off because fans have got so greedy but lets be honest how many times has an English club won this trophy:

2016 spainSevilla Liverpool Sevilla won 3-1
2015 spainSevilla
Dnipro Sevilla won 3-1
2014 spainSevilla
Benfica Sevilla won on penalties
2013 England cricket flagChelsea Benfica Chelsea won 2-1
2012 spainAtletico Madrid Athletic Bilbao Atletico Madrid won 3-0
2011 PortugalFC Porto SC Braga Porto won 1-0
2010 spainAtlético Madrid Fulham Atletico Madrid won 2-1
2009 ukraineShakhtar Donetsk Werder Bremen Shakhtar won 2-1
2008 RussiaZenit Rangers Zenit won 2-0
2007 spainSevilla Espanyol Sevilla won on penalties
2006 spainSevilla Middlesbrough Sevilla won 4-0
2005 RussiaCSKA Moscow Sporting Lisbon CSKA won 3-1
2004 spainValencia Marseille Valencia won 2-0
2003 PortugalFC Porto Celtic FC Porto won 3-2
2002 hollandFeyenoord B. Dortmund Feyenoord won 3-2
2001 England cricket flagLiverpool D. Alavés Liverpool won via golden goal
2000 turkeyGalatasaray Arsenal Galatasaray won on penalties
1999 italyParma Marseille Parma won 3-0
1998 italyInter Milan Lazio Inter won 3-0
1997 GermanyFC Schalke Inter Milan Schalke won on penalties
1996 germanyBayern Munich Bordeaux Bayern Munich 5-1 aggregate
1995 italyParma Juventus Parma 2-1 on aggregate
1994 italyInter Milan Casino Salzburg Inter won on aggregate 2-0
1993 italyJuventus Borussia Dortmund Juventus won 6-1 on aggregate
1992 hollandAjax Torino Ajax won on away goal rule
1991 italyInter Milan As Roma Inter won 2-1 on aggregate
1990 italyJuventus Fiorentina Juventus won 3-1 on aggregate
1989 italyNapoli VfB Stuttgart Napoli won 5-4 on aggregate
1988 GermanyBayer Leverkusen Espanyol Leverkusen won on penalties
1987 SwedenIFK Göteborg Dundee UTD Goteborg 2-1 on aggregate
1986 spainReal Madrid FC Köln Real Madrid 5-3 aggregate
1985 spainReal Madrid Videoton Real Madrid 3-1 aggregate
1984 England cricket flagTottenham Anderlecht Tottenham won on penalties
1983 BelgiumAnderlecht Benfica Anderlecht won 2-1
1982 SwedenIFK Göteborg Hamburg Göteborg 4-1 on aggregate
1981 England cricket flagIpswich Town AZ Alkmaar Ipswich won 5-4 on aggregate
1980 germanyEintracht Frankfurt B. M’gladbach Frankfurt won on away goals
1979 germanyBorussia M’gladbach Red Star Belgrade Borussia M’gladbach won 2-1
1978 hollandPSV Eindhoven Batsia PSV won 3-0 on aggregate
1977 italyJuventus Athletic Bilbao Juventus won on away goals
1976 England cricket flagLiverpool Club Brugge Liverpool won 4-3 on aggregate
1975 GermanyBorussia M’gladbach FC Twenty B. M’gladbach 5-1 aggregate
1974 hollandFeyenoord Tottenham Feyenoord won 4-2 aggregate
1973 England cricket flagLiverpool B.M’gladbach Liverpool won 3-2 aggregate
1972 England cricket flagTottenham Wolverhampton Tottenham won 3-2
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
1971 England cricket flagLeeds United Juventus Leeds won on away goals
1970 England cricket flagArsenal FC Anderlecht Arsenal won 6-1
1969 England cricket flagNewcastle United Újpesti Dózsa Newcastle won 6-2 aggregate
1968 England cricket flagLeeds United Ferencváros Leeds won 1-0 aggregate
1967 croatiaDinamo Zagreb Leeds United Zagreb won 2-0 aggregate
1966 spainFC Barcelona Real Zaragoza Barcelona 4-3 aggregate
1965 hungaryFerencvárosi TC Juventus Ferencvárosi 1-0 win
1964 spainReal Zaragoza Valencia Zatagoza won 2-1
1963 spainValencia CF Dinamo Zagreb Valencia won 4-1
1962 spainValencia CF Barcelona Valencia won 7-3
1961 italyAS Roma Birmingham City Roma won 4-2
1958-60 spainBarcelona XI Birmingham City Barcelona 4-1 aggregate
1955-58 spainBarcelona XI London XI Barcelona XI won 8-2

Let's be honest, you've never had a chance of winning the Champions' League but you've probably got a half chance of the Europa......

Happy Days....

It's not disastrous being in Europa at all. It's more important how we respond to not getting CL. We have to be really proactive over the summer.

It'd be a disaster if Sanchez and Ozil now leave and you can't attract the CL players..

comment by Spurtle2 (U1608)
posted 19 minutes ago
You should embrace it. Better chance of progressing here than in the CL.
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Spurs fans have a wealth of European experience to offer.

why would either of those 2 leave?
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Ozil, I can't see another club coming on for him with the money Arsenal would want for him. I really think Sanchez will stick it out another season to see what happens at the club at every level.

The only way I see either going is if Arsenal decide to cash in.

comment by Sir Robert Paisley says 'Bend jam in wood - Burns so good' (U3823)
posted 17 minutes ago
Let's be honest, you've never had a chance of winning the Champions' League but you've probably got a half chance of the Europa......

Happy Days....




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You're gonna find the CL very hard mate cos we all know how poor u was in the Europa.

comment by jonafc for real (U1385)
posted 26 minutes ago
People slag the Europa league off because fans have got so greedy but lets be honest how many times has an English club won this trophy:

2016 spainSevilla Liverpool Sevilla won 3-1
2015 spainSevilla
Dnipro Sevilla won 3-1
2014 spainSevilla
Benfica Sevilla won on penalties
2013 England cricket flagChelsea Benfica Chelsea won 2-1
2012 spainAtletico Madrid Athletic Bilbao Atletico Madrid won 3-0
2011 PortugalFC Porto SC Braga Porto won 1-0
2010 spainAtlético Madrid Fulham Atletico Madrid won 2-1
2009 ukraineShakhtar Donetsk Werder Bremen Shakhtar won 2-1
2008 RussiaZenit Rangers Zenit won 2-0
2007 spainSevilla Espanyol Sevilla won on penalties
2006 spainSevilla Middlesbrough Sevilla won 4-0
2005 RussiaCSKA Moscow Sporting Lisbon CSKA won 3-1
2004 spainValencia Marseille Valencia won 2-0
2003 PortugalFC Porto Celtic FC Porto won 3-2
2002 hollandFeyenoord B. Dortmund Feyenoord won 3-2
2001 England cricket flagLiverpool D. Alavés Liverpool won via golden goal
2000 turkeyGalatasaray Arsenal Galatasaray won on penalties
1999 italyParma Marseille Parma won 3-0
1998 italyInter Milan Lazio Inter won 3-0
1997 GermanyFC Schalke Inter Milan Schalke won on penalties
1996 germanyBayern Munich Bordeaux Bayern Munich 5-1 aggregate
1995 italyParma Juventus Parma 2-1 on aggregate
1994 italyInter Milan Casino Salzburg Inter won on aggregate 2-0
1993 italyJuventus Borussia Dortmund Juventus won 6-1 on aggregate
1992 hollandAjax Torino Ajax won on away goal rule
1991 italyInter Milan As Roma Inter won 2-1 on aggregate
1990 italyJuventus Fiorentina Juventus won 3-1 on aggregate
1989 italyNapoli VfB Stuttgart Napoli won 5-4 on aggregate
1988 GermanyBayer Leverkusen Espanyol Leverkusen won on penalties
1987 SwedenIFK Göteborg Dundee UTD Goteborg 2-1 on aggregate
1986 spainReal Madrid FC Köln Real Madrid 5-3 aggregate
1985 spainReal Madrid Videoton Real Madrid 3-1 aggregate
1984 England cricket flagTottenham Anderlecht Tottenham won on penalties
1983 BelgiumAnderlecht Benfica Anderlecht won 2-1
1982 SwedenIFK Göteborg Hamburg Göteborg 4-1 on aggregate
1981 England cricket flagIpswich Town AZ Alkmaar Ipswich won 5-4 on aggregate
1980 germanyEintracht Frankfurt B. M’gladbach Frankfurt won on away goals
1979 germanyBorussia M’gladbach Red Star Belgrade Borussia M’gladbach won 2-1
1978 hollandPSV Eindhoven Batsia PSV won 3-0 on aggregate
1977 italyJuventus Athletic Bilbao Juventus won on away goals
1976 England cricket flagLiverpool Club Brugge Liverpool won 4-3 on aggregate
1975 GermanyBorussia M’gladbach FC Twenty B. M’gladbach 5-1 aggregate
1974 hollandFeyenoord Tottenham Feyenoord won 4-2 aggregate
1973 England cricket flagLiverpool B.M’gladbach Liverpool won 3-2 aggregate
1972 England cricket flagTottenham Wolverhampton Tottenham won 3-2
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
1971 England cricket flagLeeds United Juventus Leeds won on away goals
1970 England cricket flagArsenal FC Anderlecht Arsenal won 6-1
1969 England cricket flagNewcastle United Újpesti Dózsa Newcastle won 6-2 aggregate
1968 England cricket flagLeeds United Ferencváros Leeds won 1-0 aggregate
1967 croatiaDinamo Zagreb Leeds United Zagreb won 2-0 aggregate
1966 spainFC Barcelona Real Zaragoza Barcelona 4-3 aggregate
1965 hungaryFerencvárosi TC Juventus Ferencvárosi 1-0 win
1964 spainReal Zaragoza Valencia Zatagoza won 2-1
1963 spainValencia CF Dinamo Zagreb Valencia won 4-1
1962 spainValencia CF Barcelona Valencia won 7-3
1961 italyAS Roma Birmingham City Roma won 4-2
1958-60 spainBarcelona XI Birmingham City Barcelona 4-1 aggregate
1955-58 spainBarcelona XI London XI Barcelona XI won 8-2
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Having read through all of that in detail, I can confuse that I forgot the answer to the question.

England cricket flag

comment by Flashy flibble (U10324)
posted 35 minutes ago
It'd be a disaster if Sanchez and Ozil now leave and you can't attract the CL players..
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Yes it could be. Which is why he club have to be ambitious and proactive. Offer Sanchez the money he wants and make good attempts to go after top player. Not going to be able to be stingy with transfer fees anymore

point was, the Europa league is still a cup English teams dont win many time

I have / had no problems of playing in the Europa league the problem for me is that Thursday night football seems to kill the season for prem sides

I expect Wenger will treat it the same as the league cup and use it as an opportunity to give the kids a few more games, particularly in the early rounds

why would he do that, its also a way back into the Champions League, profound logic.

^Because historically he has a habit of treating lesser cups with disdain and probably knows tactically he has more chance of flat track bullying his way into the top 4 than tactically outwitting European managers

Whether English clubs win it or not, it is a cup for teams that are not good enough for the CL. Its all about money in football and its just another way to get more money out of fans.

There's a reason people call it a Mickey Mouse cup (I call it the EuroDisney Cup and would love it if EuroDisney actually came in and sponsored it). Just because we are in it doesnt make it a significant trophy. If we're in it, I'd prefer we won, but its for the also rans. Its the tournament equivalent of the third/forth place play off at the world cup. No except the nob a few posts ago or nerds remembers the also rans champions.

most of the rest of Europe take it seriously it's just us that takes the pi$$ out of it, if we get to the latter stages or win it we'll get more excitement out of it then we got from the CL for the best part of a decade.

comment by Darth Stan Kronke the Sith Lord turned Darthen Wenger to the dark side (U16927)
posted 2 hours ago
Whether English clubs win it or not, it is a cup for teams that are not good enough for the CL. Its all about money in football and its just another way to get more money out of fans.

There's a reason people call it a Mickey Mouse cup (I call it the EuroDisney Cup and would love it if EuroDisney actually came in and sponsored it). Just because we are in it doesnt make it a significant trophy. If we're in it, I'd prefer we won, but its for the also rans. Its the tournament equivalent of the third/forth place play off at the world cup. No except the nob a few posts ago or nerds remembers the also rans champions.
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It's an enjoyable tournament, with good teams (this year aside) playing good football and if your team is in it its a chance to see an extra few matches.

Not a clue what there is to dislike the!

comment by Save Us Usmanov (U5041)
posted 17 hours, 17 minutes ago
comment by Sir Robert Paisley says 'Bend jam in wood - Burns so good' (U3823)
posted 17 minutes ago
Let's be honest, you've never had a chance of winning the Champions' League but you've probably got a half chance of the Europa......

Happy Days....




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You're gonna find the CL very hard mate cos we all know how poor u was in the Europa.
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Don't worry mate, we now all about the CL.

5 X

*know

comment by Sir Robert Paisley says 'Bend jam in wood - Burns so good' (U3823)
posted 55 minutes ago
comment by Save Us Usmanov (U5041)
posted 17 hours, 17 minutes ago
comment by Sir Robert Paisley says 'Bend jam in wood - Burns so good' (U3823)
posted 17 minutes ago
Let's be honest, you've never had a chance of winning the Champions' League but you've probably got a half chance of the Europa......

Happy Days....




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You're gonna find the CL very hard mate cos we all know how poor u was in the Europa.
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Don't worry mate, we now all about the CL.

5 X

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4 was in the 70s and 80s and 1 was in 05 this is 2017 now mate we'll soon see how u fair it's not the Europa now mate its bayern madrid psg barca and juventus