After the bitter disappointment in the manner in which we exited the FA Cup, the club and its supporters have to put it behind them and concentrate on finishing as high as we can in the Premier League.
There is no doubt that Saturday left a bitter taste in the mouth, it was always going to happen though, Mauricio Pochettino had set himself up for a fall earlier in the week when he commented on how he did not want to qualify for the Europa League, given that winning the FA Cup would mean we had achieved just that, it left the manager wide open for criticism in the game at Sunderland and his team selection and substitution at the end raised further questions about his motivation on Saturday.
Strangely though, although we can concentrate on the league, what are we playing for in it? rise one more place and there is a good chance that we could qualify for the Europa League through that route.
But all we can do now is try and put the events of the weekend behind us, there is no doubt that for many their opinion of Mauricio Pochettino has dropped slightly, you only have to read message boards across the internet or social media to surmise that, perhaps there has been something lost in translation in the managers comments, that hasn't been helped by the fact that his assistant has been doing most of the interviews both before and after the game, rightly or wrongly it conveys a message that the manager isn't bothered with the FA Cup.
Whatever people's feelings though we all have to move on, the managerial duo of Pochettino & Perez misread the feelings of the fans and they have to work to get those fans who are upset back on side, we as supporters need to do our bit as well, we need to unite behind the team and Mauricio Pochettino and make sure that we take steps forward again, at the moment it seems like the season is finished and that it is a little hollow, but we have to keep plugging away and see where it goes.
If man City win the Capital One Cup then sixth place would get us in the Europa League, if Man City, Everton or Arsenal win the Fa Cup then seventh place would get us a Europa League spot and in the unlikely event that UEFA uphold their own rules about financial governance next season then even eightfth might get us into Europe.
At the moment all of those scenarios are outside bets, but we need to have a target to focus on, sixth would be tough but achievable, likewise seventh, but we need to carry on and make sure this season doesnt fizzle out after so much promise