Claudio Ranieri
Claudio Ranieri
Claudio Ranieri Ufficiale OMRIis an Italian football manager and former player. He is the current manager of English club Leicester City...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth20 October 1951
CityRome, Italy
played start
We played very well at the start but we couldn't keep it up,
play games nervous
We were very nervous at the start, we didn't play our game at all.
soccer football player
If it is the case that you need just a first 11 and three or four more players, then why did Christopher Columbus sail to India to discover America?
pitch playing
but I'm not playing on the pitch tomorrow.
chelsea players time wednesday worry
I told the players a long time ago not to worry about it. Now, it is important to think of Chelsea. They give me a lot of support. But Wednesday is all about Chelsea -- not Ranieri or any individuals.
champions curious game league played players
I was curious to see my players after their first Champions League game and they played very, very well,
character chelsea players saw
It's a new Chelsea with a lot of new players but I saw our old character.
mistake champions-league league
You cannot make mistakes in the Champions League.
planes paratroopers parachutes
In Italy the Coach is a paratrooper who jumps out of the plane but doesn't know if the parachute will open or not.
beautiful shopping together
One beautiful day, a radiant day, Mr Abramovich introduced himself to me and said I should put a shopping list together
soccer football mother
Damien is Damien. When I don't put him in the squad my mother, who's 84, asks 'why isn't Damien playing?' She kills me about it and that's true
strong thinking gentleman
Buffon is a gentleman thinking only of the ball [after Gianluigi Buffon's strong tackle on Andy Carroll during a friendly with Newcastle
champion lessons pay
The lesson to learn is to pay attention for 90 minutes because in front of you are great champions.
ashamed became german losing men
With 10 men it became really difficult. Losing here is nothing to be ashamed of. They are the German champions.