Couple of quotes from him: “I made the decision after the transfer window that this was the trophy to go for. Everything I have done, from training to decisions, was to be for the best possible chance in Europe. That has come at a cost.”
Day before the Cup final: “Whatever happens beyond tomorrow is kind of irrelevant if you think about the opportunity that is presented for us right now … If I was worried about my tenure with this club, it's fair to say we wouldn’t be in this position because I would have been too distracted with unimportant things.”
He knew exactly what he was doing, he took a calculated gamble knowing he could get the sack. Whatever you think about him as a manager and the football his teams play, that takes guts.