There was a lot of coping going on that we weren’t taking the league matches as seriously to save ourselves for Europe. The reality is, we were always playing at 100%, this is just our level.
I don’t understand how some people think he’s suddenly not good enough because we lost a cup final. If we won last night, how would that make him the right man to lead us? All it would have done is paper over the cracks, just like the FA Cup win.