[quote author=keniget link=topic=38467.msg1035069#msg1035069 date=1263586247]
Maybe he still believes he can turn things around and that he's the right man for the job. I don't think you get to where he is in life without unwavering self-belief.
Either way, I wouldn't expect him to walk away from the contract that was given to him and I don't think it reflects on him poorly as a person as some seem to. If he'd have turned down the offer and fucked off last season, most would think he'd betrayed us, so after signing a contract to sign on, there is nothing wrong with expecting that to be honoured. Just as we would if things were different.
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Good post, largely agree, though there is a difference between unwavering self-belief and sheer pigheadedness, a line which I'm afraid Rafa seems to cross at times.