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An email from Eric Peterson:
“Tanking is too strong a word, but Spurs sure didn’t prioritise their league matches down the stretch last season, saving their strongest lineups for the Europa League. Manchester United pulled the same stunt, and they paid the price by losing the Europa League final to Tottenham and missing out on Europe entirely this season. I fully expect Palace to do the same thing the rest of this season. And I can’t say I blame them. They’re not a reasonable relegation risk, and leapfrogging a half-dozen teams to get to Europe through the final table is nowhere near as likely as just winning the Europa Conference and making the Europa League that way.”
