BrainOfLevy
Michael Carrick
Can I firstly applaud you for arguing your point in an incredibly respectful way over the past few pages? A lot of people could learn a lot from your approach. Engaging with others, seeking to understand and articulating passionately and clearly. Well done sir and welcome back. This forum always needs posters like you.
However, I do disagree with your view; the bit I take particular issue with is that one of the main cruxes of your argument is that you’re fed up with others poking fun at our lack of trophies. As in life, paying attention to others, particularly those that are not part of your nearest and dearest, can be a road to perpetual anxiety and angst. Not that you’re after advice, but I’d still say, shut out that noise, if you can, and enjoy the ride. It’s the journey, not the destination, that matters. It’s why I can still have a signed 2018/19 shirt up in my office and beam at it with pride, remembering Ajax, remembering City and not feel the need to take it down for daily Zoom calls, in spite of colleagues constantly jabbing with their ‘but what have you won?’ jibes.
At least that’s my view and your welcome to disagree with it should you want to.
Thank you sir. Appreciate the kind words.
I think the reason the jibes from rival fans hurt more now is because deep down, I’m starting to agree with them. It comes from within me. I want to win not because the fans take the tinkle, but because I want to win.
I am right there with you, I will never be prouder of the club probably than that run to the CL final. I remember the month leading up to that match, the ‘Ajax thought they’d won iiiiiit’ dancing in the stadium, it was amazing. The fact that we did it the right way, and it was this squad that had been together and been through so much getting there, it really was magical.
But now I just want to win. When we get called bottlers, I kind of agree with it. When we make a silly mistake in a big game, I’m just a little bit done with assuming it’s all part of the journey. I understand the reasons for always coming close, given our constraints, I just don’t want those constraints anymore. Now we actually have the stadium, I’d like to accelerate our path to success. Not just because of rival fan jibes, but because deep inside me I want to win too.