Just watched the interview in full. Genuinely, the overriding feeling I get when I watched him is relief. Its absolutely clear that he cares deeply about the club, its fans and traditions but he looks absolutely spent - emotionally and physically. He's got nothing left to give.
I, like alot of us, have wanted Ole to do well but deep down know that the decision for him to go was the right thing to do - if not a few games too late. I think we have to remember that, as caretaker, the results we achieved were phenomenal. Ole stepped up for the club when we needed him the most, after Mourinho, a coach with significant pedigree, had destroyed the place. His permanent appointment was all on the board - they are to blame for appointing a coach with nowhere near enough experience to handle arguably the biggest job in world football. Its borderline negligent. There was no reason to give him the gig before the end of the season as he would never have gone anywhere else if there was a glimmer of hope he might be made permanent - just like there was no reason to extend his contract this year. Had they waited till the end of his caretaker season, it's likely he would not have been kept on and thanked for steadying the ship.
As it was, he was given a job just too big for him and has done remarkably well, given his experience, to get this far. You could argue that he should've turned the job down, knowing it was too big for him but you have to remember, this was his dream job and without question, the proudest 3 years of his life.
No doubt I'll get slaughtered for being a "top red" but Ole is an absolute legend, a great guy and a credit to our club.
