Talk about the topic | The indissoluble bond between Tottenham and "17"

For Tottenham coach Postkoglu, it is a happiest thing to use a championship trophy to commemorate his team's 100 games in coaching the team. For Tottenham, who has been unlucky this season, being able to defeat Manchester United 1-0 at the end of the season to win the UEFA Cup and successfully enter the Champions League can finally sweep away the shadow. Breaking the 17-year championship drought, ranking 17th in the league to win the European Championship, and No. 17 Romero won the best player, "17" suddenly became Tottenham's lucky number and formed an indissoluble bond with them.

Soviet Tottenham's performance in the Premier League can only be described as a mess, even Tottenham fans have to admit this. In the 37 rounds that have played, Tottenham has never been so good in team history. The ranking of the three relegated teams is determined early, and Tottenham can no longer be worse. In other words, if this Europa League champion hadn't arrived in time, it would be hard to imagine what kind of criticism the entire Tottenham would have suffered after the end of the season. Previously, pessimistic analysts believed that once they could not win the Europa League, the "Tottenham Supermarket" that missed the European Cup next season would open immediately.

But this is how football is, the result of a game can turn the situation around. Brennan Johnson scored the winning goal, and after this difficult 1-0 game, it turned into Manchester United in extreme frustration, while Tottenham fell into a crazy celebration. It is not difficult to see from a set of data that Tottenham's madness makes perfect sense, because they have been waiting for the championship for too many years, and no matter what the championship is, it is OK.

Specifically, this is Tottenham's second championship after 17 years. Their last championship was dated back to the 2007-2008 League Cup, and the team ended the 17-year championship drought. Since the 2014-2015 season, the UEFA Cup champion has qualified to go directly to the Champions League. In the past 11 seasons, 7 teams have entered the Champions League through the UEFA Cup, of which Tottenham is undoubtedly the lowest in the league. Before Tottenham, the lowest league ranking of the UEFA Cup winning team was Sevilla's 12th place in La Liga in 2023.

And this is not the whole fate between Tottenham and "17". In this final, Romero's outstanding performance in the defensive core is an important factor in Tottenham's championship. The Argentinian started the game and helped the team stand at the top of Europe with a very tough confrontation. He also won the final Most Valuable Player Award. Interestingly, the 27-year-old Romero is wearing the No. 17 jersey. The UEFA Champions League victory and the entry into the Champions League next season are the best results for Tottenham this season, as they have won more than £25 million in UEFA Champions League prizes and potential income of more than £100 million in UEFA Champions League. According to British media reports, the previous advancement has already allowed Tottenham to receive more than 15 million pounds in prize money, and this figure will increase by another 10.95 million pounds after winning the championship. If the economic benefits brought by entering the Champions League (eligibility bonus for the main competition, broadcast share, etc.), Tottenham's revenue will be very considerable. This Europa League victory worth over £100 million may bring Tottenham's fate to a major reversal next season.

Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Zhang Kunlong

Editor/Wang Haozhou