Bellamy's Caddy
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Agreed.
I've had the best 14 years of my life watching City since the takeover and not one of those years involved us winning the Champions League. I want it for the players and staff, and I suppose winning it would shut up a few United & Liverpool journalists you see out there on Twitter. I understand the prestige it would bring to a certain degree, but beyond that I'm not fussed. And would I even want the kind of "prestige" that comes with it?
When I was a kid, the Champions League felt like some far-off promised land that every team had to aspire to be involved with. But once we got there I slowly realised it was just a cup competition like any other that actually hindered our league campaigns. I haven't been to an actual Champions League game in the flesh since we lost 2-1 to Liverpool in 2018, because I realised during (and after) the game how unbothered I was by the result.
Word for word, that's my thoughts on the Champs League entirely. I want City to win every game we play, but the Champs League feels more important for the club as a whole and for the players, who are desperate to win it, than for me as a fan. If given the choice I'd take the league every single time.
If City not winning the Champs League keeps Pep here for longer, than that's arguably the best thing that could happen to us. He's on a different level to everyone else and it's a privilege to have him here.