City's victory over Stoke City at Wembley ended a 35-year barren run while also providing the spur to propel them straight into next season's Champions League rather than face a hazardous qualifier, as they had imagined.Little surprise City have found themselves centre of attention again, even if skipper Carlos Tevez has fuelled discussion surrounding the Blues with his demand to leave.However, Barry does not believe the glare of publicity is quite as fierce as it has been in the past."It was a lot worse before we won a trophy," said the 30-year-old England midfielder. "Obviously the expectation is high but it seems a lot more settled."Winning the FA Cup is a reminder that we can go the full distance in a competition. That drought is finally over."We cannot just rest on that though. It is important that we don't keep still. We have to move forward to try and reach the levels other clubs have maintained over the years."Barry helped City get their pre-season campaign off to a winning start with a 2-0 victory over Club America followed by a 2-1 success against Vancouver Whitecaps.Roberto Mancini's men wind up their American tour against LA Galaxy before facing an Irish XI and Inter Milan in the Dublin Super Cup.They then take on local rivals Manchester United in the Community Shield at Wembley on 7th August before opening their Barclays Premier League campaign at home to newly-promoted Swansea City on Monday 15th August.
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