I'm glad Spurs didn't qualify for Europe last season, insists Kranjcar

13 November 2009 10:36
Controversial: Niko Kranjcar says Spurs have coped better without Europa League football this season[LNB]Tottenham winger Niko Kranjcar has revealed he is delighted the club failed to qualify for the Europa League last season.[LNB]The Croatian insists Everton and Fulham's current plight shows the pressures of playing in the Barclays Premier League and Europe at the same time.[LNB]Fulham are currently 11th in the league table with Everton tucked in behind in 12th.[LNB]Spurs, on the other hand, have had a tremendous start to this season under boss Harry Redknapp and are sitting in the Champions League places.[LNB]And Kranjcar believes it is because the North Londoners are not distracted by the Europa League - a competition they struggled in last term.[LNB]Kranjcar told The Daily Mirror: 'I think its definitely a good thing that we're not competing in the Europa League. We're a team that is still learning and growing, getting to know one another.[LNB] 'So spending more time in training sessions I think is proving invaluable. It's obvious too that with fewer first-team matches our players are fitter. Both mentally and physically we appear fresh all of the time.'[LNB] Spurs keeper Carlo Cudicini can bounce back from horror smash, says England's 1966 hero Gordon BanksCarlo Cudicini horror smash pictures: Spurs goalkeeper fights to save career after motorbike crashSpurs striker Jermain Defoe aiming to be England boss Fabio Capello's main manSPURS FC

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