He's so small in his thinking.Don't think the whole quote helps his case much. He thinks the primary responsibility of a 10 is to defend first and maybe try to do something if we get a turnover. I don't think that's how most of the footballing world would think about that position.
I think the phrase "people keep telling me of my role as manager" is very indicative of his mindset. The type of person who won't take a good idea if it is contrary to his initial thoughts.
If it doesn't come from him or Woany or Stoney, he's not interested.