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5 ways the Champions League failure could help Tottenham

By Rucker Haringey

MONACO - NOVEMBER 22: Tottenham Hotspur team look dejected after the UEFA Champions League Group E match between AS Monaco FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC at Louis II Stadium on November 22, 2016 in Monaco. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
MONACO - NOVEMBER 22: Tottenham Hotspur team look dejected after the UEFA Champions League Group E match between AS Monaco FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC at Louis II Stadium on November 22, 2016 in Monaco. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) /
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MONACO – NOVEMBER 22: Tottenham Hotspur team look dejected after the UEFA Champions League Group E match between AS Monaco FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC at Louis II Stadium on November 22, 2016 in Monaco. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
MONACO – NOVEMBER 22: Tottenham Hotspur team look dejected after the UEFA Champions League Group E match between AS Monaco FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC at Louis II Stadium on November 22, 2016 in Monaco. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) /

Tottenham have to find a silver lining

There’s quite a dark cloud around Tottenham at the moment. Players, club officials and fans are all in shock at the club’s failure to advance to the Champions League Knockout Round. The club and their supporters have to struggle to find positives in the ugly result at Monaco.

Let me be clear, failing to defeat Monaco is not a good thing for Tottenham. Don’t let any happy clapping Spurs fan try to convince you of that. The club clearly would have been much better off advancing further in the prestigious competition.

As with any great disappointment, it’s important to see the positives. Fortunately for Tottenham, there are some real positives that could result from their Champions League flame out. They aren’t results any Spurs fans wanted to see, but they exist nonetheless.

So Tottenham fans I invite you to put down the sharp objects and cease drinking your blues away. I’m here to give you some reasons for optimism in the aftermath of the club’s colossal failure in France yesterday. Read on to discover five ways Spurs could benefit from their poor showing.

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