He didn't really think that, but he'd just lost his first match of the season to the biggest rivals (unfortunately not competitive ones at the mo), so he needs to remain upbeat. If he'd come out and said "that's terrible, I hope my wife has hid the razor blades", then he'd be getting s**t for that as well.

He has new relationships still to build, so harshly criticising his players to journalists isn't going to help that process.