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Well I think his biggest draw was that he wasn’t Rafa Benitez. And after that he wasn’t Vitor Pereira (the Joorabchain stooge no one wanted). Then he said a few things which pleased the fans - some of which I can’t really find legitimate sources for. As you say it was partly the predicament but it was also that this was a predicament started unquestionably by Benitez. Finally, he kept us up and in the most dramatic of circumstances. Felt like we’d won a cup final. That’s the madness of football, Leicester and West Ham went deep into Europe but failed to make a final. The irons missed out on Europa league on the last day. They probably feel more disappointed than we do, despite doing massively better than us. It’s just the daft psychology of the football fan and I’m fully on board with it.
More fan psychology. It’s much easier to support someone when they’re in your corner and wearing your colours. Luis Suarez looked like a diving, cheating, biting racist to the rest of the league. But Liverpool fans backed him to the hilt. The team came out wearing t-shirts with him on.