"When I was under pressure at Valencia, we won the title," he said. "Two years later when I was under pressure we won the title and the UEFA Cup.
"Maybe it can be the same here. I think Tom is trying to be supportive. When we talk or email, everyone wants the same thing and that is to win trophies.
"It's a similar situation to all the teams at the top. When teams spend, people are expecting something. We want to win every trophy.
"Managers need time to build a team to win the title. If every manager who spent money and did not win the title was sacked, there'd be lots of new managers every year."
