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#3 What’s the Europa League worth?
Plenty of people in football have had differing opinions on the value of the Europa League – some have seen it as a prestigious tournament to win, particularly now that it allows the victor a chance in the following season’s Champions League, but others view it as a tedious exercise that can distract sides from their own domestic league campaign due to its arduous nature and awkward fixtures. Jose Mourinho? Apparently, he feels both ways. He claimed
“I don’t know the way the other clubs think; I don’t know what is important for them. At Manchester United, for us it’s more important to win titles than to finish in the top four."
Flashback to the summer of 2013, though, and Mourinho was telling a different story. He’d just taken over Chelsea – months after Rafael Benitez had guided them to victory in the competition – but he stated that
“I don’t want to win the Europa League. It would be a big disappointment for me. I don’t want my players to feel the Europa League is our competition.”
So what’s the Europa League worth? Seems like Jose can’t make his mind up.
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