If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it probably is a duck mate...
Assumptions/personal opinions/interpretations are fine, as we all see things differently.
I've just watched part one of Khaldoon's end of season address where he mentions something similar.
He said it doesn't matter what the facts of our situation is, the media keep spinning the narrative that we've the biggest squad & spend the most money to achieve our success etc, & nothing we say or any facts we produce will change that...
Perhaps we should be looking for runners like Paul Dickov or Darius Vassel who'll run & spill blood for City, rather than the Mbappé's of this world hey? \0/
Maybe we should have signed Ronaldo, Neymar and Messi instead of Haaland, Grealish and Bernardo \0/