You're quite right, winning today might have been a big boost. But he got it right - we should have had the game in the bag at half-time. That we didn't, really wasnt his fault.You're missing the point, winning that game today and going into Tuesday with the title in the bag, gives the players a huge lift and guarantees the stadium would have been rocking. I'm sure most fellow blues are now feeling gutted and Tuesday just doesn't seem worth the missed opportunity.
Personally, I was afraid of the opposite: that if we won the title today, the team wouldn't be focused enough on Tuesday...