"We believe that if you were to put together a list of the top five coaches, managers in the world, then he would definitely be on that list for us," said Gillett.
"And we think he’s been tossed a curve ball by circumstance, injuries and so forth. I think that’s been a real challenge to the coach.
"He’s had to really make some innovations and play with some players out of position. And notwithstanding that they’ve played with a lot of passion. I really believe it’s a blip."