He certainly had that knack, though it seems to have gone wandering. He also is less of a playground bully than Ferguson, but that doesn't mean his whinging hasn't been really unpleasant at times. Throwing his toys out the pram at Jol was f***ing hilarious.
The most glaring aspect of this is that Newcastle have simply copied his initial trick of picking up cheap, young players from France. It's that that bugs him.
Oh, and as to his point about people who've already played you twice. Well that's only four teams, isn't it? Everton, Norwich, Reading, and....ah. I get it now.