'spurs Does Crazy Things To People' - Postecoglou

Ange Postecoglou says "Spurs does crazy things to people" successful consequence to Arsene Wenger's proposal that nan winners of nan Europa League should not suffice for nan Champions League.

Former Arsenal head Wenger, now Fifa's main of world shot development, has questioned why nan winners of nan Europa League suffice for adjacent year's Champions League.

Postecoglou's Tottenham person a 3-1 lead going into Thursday's Europa League semi-final 2nd limb astatine Bodo/Glimt's Aspmyra Stadion.

But they are 16th successful nan Premier League table, while Manchester United - who person a 3-0 lead complete Athletic Club successful nan different last-four necktie - are a constituent up successful 15th. The winners will look each different successful Bilbao connected 21 May.

The brace will not suffice for Europe done nan convention but Postecoglou does not understand Wenger's argument.

"It's a statement that's been raging for years, astatine slightest nan past 8 days…I've ne'er heard it before," said nan Australian successful Norway. "Spurs does crazy things to people.

"You put that nine into immoderate condemnation aliases immoderate rumor and invariably they each travel retired and effort to diminish it arsenic overmuch arsenic they can.

"It's Spurs mate, they emotion it.

"It's title rules. Why wasn't it an rumor earlier and is it an rumor now? What's nan difference? Last twelvemonth 5th [in nan Premier League] didn't get you into nan Champions League, this twelvemonth it does. What does that mean?"

Uefa amended its rules successful 2014 to let nan Europa League winners to suffice for nan pursuing season's Champions League tournament, but Wenger disagreed pinch nan policy.

Asked if this was "right", he told BeIN Sports: "No, they should suffice automatically for nan Europa League again but not needfully for nan Champions League - particularly erstwhile you're successful nan Premier League wherever already 5 teams qualify. I deliberation it's thing [for Uefa] to deliberation astir and to review.

"On nan different hand, group will show you that to support nan Europa League focused, absorbing and motivated you request to springiness them that prize [of qualifying for nan Champions League]."

Tottenham look Bodo successful Norway without James Maddison, pinch Postecoglou confirming nan England midfielder is out for nan play pinch nan knee wounded he suffered successful nan first leg.

Striker Dominic Solanke has travelled and should beryllium fresh aft being forced disconnected successful nan 3-1 occurrence pinch a quad problem.