He's been around the block for the best part of 30 years as a manager.
If he can't appreciate the value of momentum and SOME form of positivity and optimism at this point he never will. He did get it once, remember the "People's Club" stuff? That was pitch perfect. He played a blinder there. Now he just looks like someone who sees managing Everton as an inconvenience, like he's doing everyone a favour.