Postecoglou Hits Back At Arsene Wenger Over 'Crazy' Spurs Claim

Ange Postecoglou has slammed Arsene Wenger's "crazy" claim that Tottenham shouldn't be allowed to qualify for the Champions League if they win the Europa League. Postecoglou's troubled side can seal a place in the Europa League final when they face Bodo/Glimt in the semi-final second leg in Norway on Thursday. Tottenham won the first leg 3-1 as they look to set up a final showdown with Athletic Bilbao or Manchester United, who go into their second leg with a 3-0 advantage.

Despite languishing in 16th place in the Premier League, Europa League glory would earn them qualification for the Champions League due to a UEFA rule in place since the 2014-15 campaign.

United are one place above Tottenham in the English top-flight after an equally bad domestic campaign.

And former Arsenal boss Wenger, currently head of global football development at FIFA, this week told beIN Sport that Tottenham and United should not be able to get into Europe's elite competition via the Europa League, urging UEFA to "review" their rule.

The under-fire Postecoglou responded to Wenger's controversial comments in acerbic fashion.

"Well, I mean that's a debate that's been raging for years, like at least the last eight days," Postecoglou told reporters on Wednesday.

"I've never heard that before. I've said it before, mate, Spurs does crazy things to people. It does, it does.

"You put that club into any sentence or any issue and invariably they all come out and try and diminish as much as they can."

Although Tottenham's troubled season hardly warrants a place in the Champions League, Postecoglou said victory in the Europa League would make it a worthy achievement.

The Australian cannot understand why Wenger raised the topic now, insisting the rules