Manchester United Champions League Achievments and Butterfy Effect

Colonies of ants must have set up over the years in Sir Fergie's pants. For all his achievements in football and consistent successes in the local league, the indelible blot in his otherwise impeccable resume must surely be the lack of successes Europe's premier competition - UEFA Champions League. So, what is wrong with us? I put forth some explanations (not exhaustive, of course): 1. We were chronically unlucky at the European stage 2. Management do not put enough emphasis on what it takes to succeed in Europe 3. We do not attract enough world-class players 4. We do not attract enough world-class staffs (coaches, etc) 5. Our domestic season calendar is not conducive to Europe's calendars 5. Our team is simply not good enough against Europe's elite teams 6. Fergie's tactics are simply not good enough against Europe's eilte teams. Each of the above points can generate pages and pages of arguments and counter-arguments. There are so many stakeholders involved, and their interests may not always align perfectly; indeed many a times there are conflicting interests. Seeing the problem in it's totality it seems there is little we can do as fans. I'm sure Fergie's hands are as tied as us. My hypothesis for success in Europe, is this: In a competition where almost every game is either life or death, and against the best teams, it requires that everything must click in place for a team to win it. And usually, when the variables become too many to account for, we aggregrate them as a whole and call it "luck", or "fate". So having attributed something to luck, what does that leave us with that we can control and do? Well, i say we just continue to support the team we have come to love. And at every possible juncture, in whatever way we can, wherever we are, we do what we honestly think can help push our team on. In a finite situation where there are too many variables to account for, your single affirmative action may just be what is needed to produce a buttefly effect to help Manchester United win the next Champions League crown.