His shoulders remained bent. His tracksuit top's red stripes shone brightly under the overhead lighting.
It is unquestionably a dream, he declared. It has to do with compulsion and desire. He then took a brief moment to reflect on what he had just stated. "The word obsession is a good one."
That has changed this year as Guardiola and City have pushed everyone aside in their chase of the Treble, which has only ever been attained by Manchester United, and the Champions League trophy, which City have never won in their illustrious and turbulent history.
Guardiola previously appeared hesitant as they saw the biggest trophy in club football slide away from them against Liverpool, Lyon, Chelsea, and Real Madrid season after season.
That pretense is no longer there as City gets ready to play Inter Milan at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium on Saturday night. Guardiola wants to win for himself to be recognized as the best manager in the world, and City must defeat Simone Inzaghi's team to join the elite of world football.
City is a team that has spent a lot of time in the background. They have been residing in United's lee. They have served as Manchester's secondary team. United improved at deflecting their attention. United chose the same year that City won the league in 1968 to become the first English team to win the European Cup.
Additionally, City now has a fantastic opportunity to win the European Cup. They are incredibly popular with
Manchester City, the team that was competing against Wigan, Wrexham, Wycombe, and Macclesfield Town in English football's third division 25 years ago, the team that had become synonymous with bad luck, the team that played for a draw to stay in the league when it needed a win, the team that counts a victory over Gillingham as one of their most important victories, can now write a different chapter.
Those who lose will be sad. If City won, Abu Dhabi, which purchased the team in 2008, would also win. Many would believe that winning would mark the beginning of a new era ruled by petro-states, with Paris Saint-Germain, Newcastle United, and perhaps Manchester United poised to overtake City as the premier team.
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