a) If he's saying this in the press, he'll more than likely be saying it in the dressing room - the depressing bastard that he is.
b) As if the players just go home from training and sit in a dark room with their fingers in their ears going "LA LA LA LA LA LA". They'll know exactly what he's saying.
or he's lying through his teeth in order to give Morecombe proper respect and not just to be perceived to be arrogantly looking down at them and saying something completely different to the players.
Whatever he's doing, he's been doing it for ages and we're fucking shit.
This. I've honestly lost track of what he does, I see nothing of any value happenning on the pitch...