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da gbg bet： Tottenham Hotspur face AFC Bournemouth this weekend in what is regarded as a crucial game in their bid to finish in the top-four.
Spurs, as it stands, need to collect two points from their final two games to guarantee qualification for the Champions League via their Premier League finish. They play Everton on the final day.
This used to be the be all and end all for Spurs, with Mauricio Pochettino even claiming in January that winning trophies only “builds ego”. Speaking after an FA Cup defeat to Crystal Palace, per Sky Sports, he said: “Again we’re going to have the debate whether a trophy will take the club to the next level. I don’t agree with it.
“It only builds your ego. The most important thing for Tottenham right now is to always be in the top four.”
Next week, Spurs face Ajax in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final. They lost 1-0 at home, meaning that, to reach the final, they will have to win in Amsterdam.
That has to be the priority, regardless of Pochettino’s words previously.
Versus Bournemouth, Son Heung-Min will be available – he was suspended for the first leg against the Eredivisie giants – while Moussa Sissoko should also be fit, having only featured as a substitute on Tuesday.
Both players need to miss the encounter.
As it stands, Spurs have an incredible chance of reaching a European final for the first time since the 1980s; with Son back and firing, they have the firepower required to score in Holland and, given their repeated scrapes with Champions League elimination, it would be somewhat foolish to write them off.
At the end of the day, the game is about glory, as Spurs consistently remind their supporters. There is no trophy awarded for finishing in the top four.
Pochettino has to prioritise, he has to make a judgement call between the Premier League and the Champions League. Only one can possibly win out.
This weekend, key stars need to be on the bench, wrapped up in cotton wool, before Spurs attempt to claim a major victory in the Netherlands.
They will never again have such a chance. The top four will come and go. A place in the Champions League final may never be seen again.