i’m not one to say you shouldn’t celebrate winning trophies- you should. it doesn’t happen often- especially at tottenham- and in that sense it’s a big deal, particularly for tottenham and their fans.
but come on man. is anyone *really* impressed that tottenham beat Qarabağ, Ferencváros, AZ Alkmaar, Hoffenheim, Elfsborg, Eintracht Frankfurt, Bodø/Glimt, and the worst Manchester United team of my lifetime? does anyone think that was some great, impressive feat? of course not. hell the final wasn’t even good.
so, on the one hand, i don’t want to take away tottenham’s joy at winning a european trophy, but on the other hand im not going to lie and say that anyone outside of that club is particularly impressed, nor do they care. nobody this august will look at their schedule and say, “ooh, we play the mighty champions of europe, tottenham hotspur!” nobody respects that title outside of the team that wins it.
and yeah, again, you’ll never convince me that tottenham had a better season than arsenal because they won a competition vs alphabet soup teams, when this is what they did in the epl:
celebrate the trophy, have your parade, but don’t lie to yourself and say that that one “achievement” makes it a good season for the club.