"The players are like me now, they just do not care what is being said," he said. "It made me laugh - it is not a new story. But it is not unsettling, it just does not affect us.
"The players just ignore it, but I joke with them about it all. I am quite relaxed and confident - it is nothing new. But it is not about me, it is about the club. The club is more important than me, that is all that matters."