Claudio Ranieri told Italian TV Leicester City are “a brotherhood and never give up,” as they could win the Premier League today.
The Foxes can win the Premier League title for the first time in their history if they beat Manchester United at Old Trafford – the Theatre of Dreams.
Their Coach sat down with Sky Sport Italia’s Codice Rosso show to discuss this extraordinary underdog tale.
“I always tell my team to knock on the door and see who is on the other side,” said Ranieri.
Claudio Ranieri told Italian TV Leicester City are “a brotherhood and never give up,” as they could win the Premier League today.
The Foxes can win the Premier League title for the first time in their history if they beat Manchester United at Old Trafford – the Theatre of Dreams.
Their Coach sat down with Sky Sport Italia’s Codice Rosso show to discuss this extraordinary underdog tale.
“I always tell my team to knock on the door and see who is on the other side,” said Ranieri.
“You can be faced with a side that has a great name, but at that moment in the match they might not be at their best.
“So I tell my players, let’s play to win and see what happens.
“They have dare I say a brotherhood that unites them and you can see it on the pitch. We play against these great champions, but the lads never give up. We never give up. That is my spirit and theirs.
“I always tell them if the opposition plays better and wins, we’ll shake their hand and give them a pat on the back, but they have to get past us first.”
From 1995 to 2015, 95 per cent of the Premier League titles were won by the big four: Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City.
Former Inter and Italy defender Beppe Bergomi also gave his view of why Ranieri’s Leicester have dominated the Premier League against much richer clubs.
“They are very well-organised tactically, especially in defence where the English tend to be lacking, and highly-motivated. He makes this team run hard so they can get remarkable results.”
Leicester are underdogs in England, but Codice Rosso also pointed out that these minnows have a revenue of €137.2m, not that far from Italian giants Inter at €164.8m.
This is because the Premier League divides up and monetises TV rights in a very different way to Serie A.
Most Italian clubs also do not own their stadiums and therefore don’t benefit from the financial windfall of these structures, only renting them on match-day from the local council.