>I Remember my first meeting with the chairman when I arrived at Leicester City this summer. He sat down with me and said, “Claudio, this is a very important year for the club. It is very important for us to stay in the Premier League. We have to stay safe.”
>My reply was, “Okay, sure. We’ll work hard on the training ground and try to achieve this.”
>Forty points. That was the goal. That was the total we needed to stay in the first division, to give our fans another season of Premier League football.
>Back then, I did not dream that I would open the paper on April 4 and see Leicester City at the top of the table with 69 points. Last year on this same day, the club was at the bottom of the table.
>Unbelievable.
http://www.theplayerstribune.com/claudio-ranieri-leicester-city-premier-league/
![Kante_3537304b[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/TkFAOCy.jpg "Kante_3537304b[1].jpg")
>This player Kanté, he was running so hard that I thought he must have a pack full of batteries hidden in his shorts. He never stopped running in training.
>I had to tell him, “Hey, N’Golo, slow down. Slow down. Don’t run after the ball every time, okay?”
>He says to me, “Yes, boss. Yes. Okay.”
>Ten seconds later, I look over and he’s running again.
>I tell him, “One day, I’m going to see you cross the ball, and then finish the cross with a header yourself.”
![jamie-vardy-5454[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/dHmu7X5.jpg "jamie-vardy-5454[1].jpg")
>Jamie Vardy, for example. This is not a footballer. This is a fantastic horse.
![2DEAFFF400000578-3295634-Leicester_goalkeeper_Mark_Schwarzer_centre_watches_the_dough_car-a-167_1446145821720[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/hrk7dKX.jpg "2DEAFFF400000578-3295634-Leicester_goalkeeper_Mark_Schwarzer_centre_watches_the_dough_car-a-167_1446145821720[1].jpg")
>Before every game, I said, “Come on boys, come on. Clean sheet today.”
>No clean sheet. I tried every motivation.
>So finally, before the game against Crystal Palace, I said, “Come on boys, come on. I offer you a pizza if you get a clean sheet.”
>Of course, my players made a clean sheet against Crystal Palace. One-nil.
>So I stood by our deal and took my players to Peter Pizzeria in Leicester City Square. But I had a surprise for them when we got there. I said, “You have to work for everything. You work for your pizza, too. We will make our own.”
![Leicester-City-v-Chelsea[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/6rbMAuP.jpg "Leicester-City-v-Chelsea[1].jpg")
>Just a few years ago, many of my players were in the lower leagues. Vardy was working in a factory. Kanté was in the third tier of the French league. Mahrez was in the French fourth division.
>Now, we are fighting for a title. The Leicester fans I meet in the street tell me they are dreaming. But I say to them, “Okay, you dream for us. We do not dream. We simply work hard.”
![PANews_P-20dde03a-f54a-4a3c-99be-e1152a01b2c4_I1[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/nEAkO4D.jpg "PANews_P-20dde03a-f54a-4a3c-99be-e1152a01b2c4_I1[1].jpg")
>Who knows, maybe at the end of the season, we will have two pizza parties.
Amazing
seems like a terrific manager
>Ranieri will never be your dad
What a top lad
>>66637825
how was this guy unable to win the PL and CL with Abramovich money before?
>>66637875
Is a Jamie Vardy an Athlete?
>Ranieri will never treat you to Pizza for keeping a clean sheet
The man is an inspiration and a breath of fresh air in a world of Mourinhos and Van Gaals.
Good old chap. Always humble.
>>66638045
Abramovich money brings mercenaries
>This is a small club that is showing the world what can be achieved through spirit and determination. Twenty-six players. Twenty-six different brains. But one heart.
>>66638055
he does this? Messi to Lester confirmed
>>66638088
Cringeworthy.
>that chill send down your spine when you realize that there is a non-zero chance of Lestah choking away their lead over the next 6 weeks
>>66638123
ABLs fucking leave.
>>66638123
back to your containment thread
>>66637852
>last day of the season
>Leicester need a point at Stamford Bridge
>1-0 down, 90 mins
>4 minutes of injury time
>Chelsea dominating possession
>Costa slips
>Kante breaks up field
>no one to support him - everyone is too tired, they have no more left to give
>Remembers what Claudio told him in August
>Crosses the ball
>Chariots of Fire starts playing
>Kante runs into the box
>Cahill scores an N'golo to level it
>>66638136
They 100% have champions league though. Which is fucking unreal in itself. Europa league was 1000/1 at the start of the season
>>66637875
horses confirmed for athletes
mods BTFO once again
>>66637914
fuck thats just amazing to think about
Another interview about his philosophy at Leicester.
>When speaking to the players, I realised they were afraid of Italian tactical approaches. What football means to an Italian coach is tactics, trying to control the game by following the ideas and systems of the manager. You talk about football a lot.
>They didn't seem convinced and neither was I. I have a lot of admiration for those who build new tactical systems, but I always thought the most important thing a good Coach must do is build the team around the characteristics of his players.
we're... we're gonna do it aren't we lads?
I think that what Southampton did on the first half of the 2014/15 season and what Leicester are doing this season marks the beginning of a meme era in the PL. Next season may be West Ham's turn.
>>66638045
he was fired before he could
he helped lay the foundation for Chelsea's successes though
>>66638198
DAD? DAD?
>>66638191
>>66638240
A M A Z I N G
A M A Z I N G
B .
S.
O.
L.
U.
T.
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L.
Y.
>>66638198
after all of that... how can i tell you that you're not gonna do it?
>>66638191
>I always tell my players to find the fire within themselves. A chance like this will never come round again. Seek that fire, don't be ashamed of it.
this is some deep Kung Fu Panda stuff
>>66638221
???? West Ham and SoHo are 6th and 7th right now, they are memeing incredibly hard as is
not all memers can be mememasters like lie-sesster
I can't stand all you fuckers jumping on our bandwagon just because we're suddenly the best.
I was scoffed at, made fun of, glared at, beaten up, sodomized, laughed at, kicked out of my mom's husband's house. why? because i've blead the leicester colors ever since i knew how to say "futbol". through the worst times and the best times my support has never changed.
and now all you fuckers think you can just call yourselves foxes? WHO ARE YA??!
WEAR THE MEME
>>66638314
i-im so sorry
>>66638067
>Ranieri
>fresh air
Estonia please
>>66638314
>sodomized
Faggot
>>66638045
You could really attribute this success to a number of factors, all of which probably have something to do with it:
Luck: I mean to get on a run of form like this requires a bit of luck, and once you're on that run, everything is easier - you have the psychological advantage in every game
Co-incidental decline of top teams: Again, luck, that during this season, all the top teams have been off the pace. Chelsea and City were obviously the best last season and this season they have both faltered.
Hunger: These players obviously have a lot to prove. The run of form they managed to string together at the end of last season would have given them a lot of confidence too.
Consistency: Any time you ask Sir Alex Ferguson about why he was so successful with Man U he will ALWAYS mention one word: "consistency". With Leicester, they have the same spine of the team that they've had the last few years - the same team that won promotion, and the same team that fought back to cling on in the Premier League.
English spine: They've got an English spine and arguably that means they are hungrier and more determined for success than foreign players (although of course the foreign Leicester players at the moment are excellent).
Balance: Their most expensive signing is Okazaki at £7 mil if I remember, and he's not a hugely important player (impact sub really). The point is that all of these players are not expensive, which means they are more humble, and more likely to gel together because they are all on the same sort of level. Characters like Wayne Rooney on £300k a week can be divisive.
Money: Money also plays a bit of a factor I think, since they got bought out by that Thai guy. It's allowed them to attract a little bit more talent, and of course pay for top notch training facilities and equipment etc. And of course it allowed them to bring in Ranieri. To these ex-Championship players, having an ex-Chelsea manager must have been a big deal.
>>66638314
>I was scoffed at, made fun of, glared at, beaten up, sodomized, laughed at, kicked out of my mom's husband's house
>>66638314
i too am a lifelong leicester supporter. whenever i would nip round my local (born and raised st louis) all the man u/arsenal/chelsea lads would do things like spit on me, pee in my beer when i popped in the loo, and even gang-raped me once.
I BLEED BLUE
WHO ARE YA
>>66638224
he did the same for Benitez at Valencia and for Conte at Juventus. they won after him
>>66638136
..............Not to jinx it, but looking at both our point margin and Tot'n'ham's upcoming fixtures, I think we have reached a point at which we can now breath easy. There are only two matches to worry about. the other four looking like possible wins / easy draws. It will be one heck of a lottery win for us to lose all six and for Tottenham to win all 18 points.
>>66638138
>>66638140
these buttmad thick niggers.
>>66637825
>>I Remember my first meeting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub3XYDcMdhY
>>66638123
Confirmed spurs fan lol fuck off
>>66638512
Confirmed fat fuck niggerhoop glory supporter lol fuck off.
>tfw when you remember the dark days when leicester were shit and losing 2-1 to Arsenal but you still believed
>>66638438
>the only one that still couldnt win was Roma
NEVER EVER
>>66638702
He lies about Juve, because Ferrara came after Ranieri, then Zaccheroni and Delneri.
If anything, that tells you that whoever comes after Conte at Chelsea is gonna get close to win it all.
>>66637914
>EPLEL gets owned by party time factory workers
CAN'T FABRICATE SUCH A STORY
>>66638191
This is refreshing desu
>>66638807
How? It's the same shit every manager comes out with.
>>66638438
Just like LVG did for FrankRikjard at Barca and Jupp and Bayern
>>66638438
pls, he's a fucking joke
>>66638951
Mou confirmed for treble and 3rd CL
>Mfw Lestah lose the title on the last day
>>66639062
Look at their fixtures.
They need, I think, 12 points from their remaining six
>>66639124
>This does not slip
>Literally slips in the next game and costs his team the title
>>66639150
Gerrard is a faggot though
>>66639124
they need 12 from the remaining 6 games in order to..... mathematically guarantee the title?
that was a very ambiguous post of yours, poor english T.BH F.AM
>>66639173
Yes.
>>66639173
Also, they'd have to lose their next three games (Sunderland, West Ham, Swansea) and Spurs win (Man Utd, Stoke, WBA) before they'd be knocked off the top spot.
>>66639173
So four more wins should do it?
>>66639316
Yup. And that's with the assumption Spurs win their games too.
And I'm writing off Arsenal, even of they win their game in hand against WBA.
>>66639316
And Leicester really need to get nine points in Aprail as they have a tricky May - Man Utd, Everton and Chelsea.
>>66637914
part time plumbers
>>66638142
>Cahill
>not Terry
He'd even join the celebration in full kit to laugh at Spurs.
>>66638894
You'd know if you were an Arsenal fan and had to listen to Wenger spew the same shit over and over.
If you made a Leicster City film who would be the main character?
>>66639764
Steve Buscemi
>>66639764
True /lifelong/ fans
Ive been saying what a great Manager he is, and i mean Manager in the sense of the word he knows how to manage players and inspire them, I saw this at Chelsea. Alot of managers are great Tacticians or great Scouts but not great Managers. Well done Leicester for me they deserve the league
>>66639764
Eddie Murphy as Mahrez.
Skinny Christian Bale from the Machinnist as Vardy.
>>66639764
Tom Hardy as Jamie Vardy
Aidan Gillen as Arsene Wenger
>>66639764
De Niro as Don Ranieri
All england population as deluded england population.
Reminder than Ranieri was beaten by L I T E R A L full time fisherman
>>66640526
>Spain in charge of English
Alrite mate
Nice story but it will be a one season wonder
WHO ARE YA?!
>ranieri will never take you to eat pizza
>>66640711
no need for sweeping generalizations
some of them are sheep ranchers too
>>66638093
Needs sprite to seal the deal.
>>66638191
>shelved the strict diet regime
Is this the reason why Moyes failed by banning chips?
I didn't believe in miracles before this season
>>66642628
trump is making everyone believe again.
>>66640526
Me no hablo mate
>>66637891
>>So finally, before the game against Crystal Palace, I said, “Come on boys, come on. I offer you a pizza if you get a clean sheet.”
Lol, my high school lacrosse coach did the exact same thing. It worked too, we didn't allow a goal for 2 months.
>>66638387
>Consistency
This is the most important thing imo. Spurs and Arsenal would both be miles ahead of Leicester if either team had been consistently good the whole season (especially Spurs, who had a horrible start).
>>66638481
>we
>us
>American poster
What the absolute fuck, there's bandwagoning then there's this
>>66638088
Fuck off to r. Eddit faggot
>>66639819
>>66640397
>>66640427
>>66640477
I'm not asking for actors m8, I'm asking for the character. Is Vardy the main character? Is it Ranieri? Is it Kante?
>>66643785
>Spuds angry that no one bandwagons them
Even autists prefer perennial chokers like Arsenal
>>66639764
Okazaki, and call it 'Walked On'
>>66638076
This pretty much desu nee.
Friendly reminder that if you're English and want scummy Leicester to win over the brave English lads of Spurs you should consider necking yourself
>>66646997
Vardy obviously
>>66647172
also leicester are a muslim club
>>66647172
>>66647999
Didn't English football die in 1994?
What's left? How can you still identify with any of those teams? Have you ever been in a stadium at least once? Travelled the country to support your side?
I see English teams - but I see no Englishmen.
Just like Bayern or Wob yesterday...
>>66638047
I always thought this was out of order until I noticed he has a gold shield in the second clip
>>66637825
>>66637852
>>66637875
>>66637891
>>66637914
I could swear that these are Klopp's words.
>>66640397
>Eddie Murphy as Mahrez
Don't forget Jackie Chan can play Okazaki.
>>66647989
But what about Ranieri who had tried and failied to win so many titles and had just been sacked after losing to the Faroe Islands?
