If one thing is for certain he won't stop trying to play Angeball. He won't make adaptations that compromise the long-term aim or belief. The problem in this match was they didn't play. Tried to adapt too much. The balance of midfield was off. If anything, he proved his point to these players: if you stop playing our game, you're going to lose anyway.
I'm not sure any combination of current players would have done much better, sadly.