Sky Sports’ Paul Merson, who spoke in his last column, releases his verdict about the upcoming Chelsea and Tottenham conference league and the quarterfinals of the European League.
I couldn’t believe that the Enzo Maresca team released in Brentford. When the team came out, I was flabby. It was pathetic.
Chelsea won the Champions League. This is the European Conference League – and is it for her to play players?
Getting to the Champions League must be everything and the end of everything. He must be there. If they came sixth in the Premier League and win the European Conference League, it would be shocking. Shocking.
This is Warsaw Legia, no disrespect for them, but Chelsea does not beat two legs. You have to beat Brentford.
If they won this game, then defeated Ipswich at the weekend, they would have a six -game champions league football in their hands.
And then look at what happened when the submarines like Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson came. They dominated Brentford.
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Premier League the most important match between Brentford and Chelsea
But now they’re against it. Chelsea may have to end in front of Manchester City to qualify for the Champions League, at a time when every team that ended in front of the city won the Premier League.
Maresca won’t get me until the end of May. People tell me that Chelsea is doing well, but they have one of the largest units in the world and are not even close to the Premier League victory.
Man City and Arsenal have dominated the Premier League in the last two years, and Chelsea has been a million points in the year when they fell away.
And these players will be together with contracts together for another six or seven years. It’s madness, absolutely madness.
Six big money players are currently on a loan because they are not playing, so it could be an absolute disaster if they don’t get the Champions League next season.
And victory in the conference league? Well. There are two or three teams in this competition that I have never heard of. I went to Stamford Bridge and watched them play FC Noah!
“Maresca uses a conference league as a rescue network”
Cole Palmer was in Brentford by replacing the other half
The only good thing to win the conference league is that Chelsea would be the only team ever won every competition. No one else will do it, because all good teams will never be in the conference league.
Maresca is likely to look at the competition and think she has to win her, because otherwise she doesn’t have to be different in the European competition.
Chelsea might not have ended this year in the first six and would win Europa League football. It uses it as a safety net.
Newcastle is at the level of points with Chelsea now, Villa is flying, and although the teams have to play over them on the table, that’s what you want at this end of the season.
And Chelsea is not great. After Ipswich, Fulham is gone a difficult game. Then Everton at home – are not lying for all.
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Jamie Carragher and Craig Bellamy are discussing who thinks he is qualifying for the next season of the Champions League
Liverpool is about having to win this game to win the league, then Newcastle is gone and that could be the battle of fifth place.
Their last two games in Manchester United, which need to win every game for this rate and you live the last game against Nottingham Forest is the one where Forest has already secured the first four and are on holiday!
“Ange must stay if Spurs wins Europa League”
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Harry Kewell shares what works under the Spurs Manager Ange Postecogle, was like and responds to the contractual situation of Liverpool
If Ange Postecogle wins the European League, he must remain in Spurs. It would be shame if they got rid of him.
They would first win a trophy – when did they last do it again? Second, they would be in the Champions League. What else would you like? Even if they end up 17 and win Europe, they must remain.
The league is nothing for them, it is a waste of time. If they win their last seven league games, but lose with Frankfurt, it’s gone. You can also put your eggs in one basket.
He had a lot of and a lot of injuries. He is getting the whole team right now. People have short memories. These are key players with injury.
Yes, a lot of teams sometimes had eight players off season, but they were big, big players for Spurs.
And I think they have every chance to win the European League. The athletic club is a team that defeated, but I think it will beat Frankfurt over two legs.
