That was true though, and I didn't think there was anything arrogant in the way he said it either. He was asked the question after all.
I think most folk were quite excited about him coming in at that point, what transpired though was a completely different story. As someone said before, it wasn't so much his poor management of the team that scunnered me, more the way he treated people. He turned out to be an arrogant, ignorant, abusive little shit.
Funnily enough, he seems to be a little more humble in his interviews now. Maybe he's learned a lesson?