@Care_de_Bobo
Honestly I would consider swapping one CL for 7 EL’s.
Those European finals are something special, it is what everybody remembers, you don’t have to ask me anything about our most recent FA or Leaque cup finals but I do remember our finals vs Ajax and Villarreal very well.
European finals also get more international coverage, it is simply very good promotion for a football club.
You saw again last Wednesday how much this cup meant for both teams competing. I find it small time hat a good portion of our fans or English fans in general turn their nose for European finals that aren’t champions league.
I wasn’t there to remember our only CWC vs Barca in 1991 but I am sure it is highly beloved by our older fans. Another game getting talked about time and time again is the CWC quarter final against Barca in 1984. European games are that big, they’re almost mythical imo.
I mean it when I say that the CL gets overvalued, I agree it is the highest possible prize but it is at times not that different from a Europa League. Take for example our opponents on the road to the 2011 final. It was Valencia, Rangers, Bursaspor, Marseille, Chelsea, Schalke and Barcelona. Apart from the 2 obvious big teams it really isn’t spectacular imo
If we had made it to the EL final this season we would have beaten Barca, Sevilla and Juve which is as good as any CL run you get.
It bothers me a lot how much good chances utd has wasted for European glory in any competition.