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Ranieri: «We had become too generous»
A visibly satisfied Ranieri spoke during the usual interview at the end of the match. The team’s response was great and got back to being what it was before «because – declared Ranieri – we were becoming too generous, like for example against Cagliari and we had lost our balance. In Catania I found the team I wanted, playing a great match even though we were one player short for 80 minutes against a team that never gave up»
Therefore that is not tired as it has been described. «Let us say we are not at the level we had in November and December – confirmed Ranieri – but after all you cannot always be at 100%. Analyzing the two previous defeats, against Udinese we didn’t play, against Cagliari we were too generous but the team is physically well, otherwise we would not have managed to play for 120 minutes on Wednesday and 80 minutes with one man less today»
Let us speak of the protagonists, Ranieri has appraisals to make: «To Poulsen, who already played well against Napoli and who proved to be important for us. For Tiago, who played a great match. Today, not withstanding the injuries I had proof that I have 4 midfielders which I can count on. For Amauri, who deserves to have a monument erected for the way in which he played keeping the match alive. He isn’t scoring? He will, he is one with a double number at the end of the season» Finally a comment on Iaquinta: «I preferred him because Trezeguet has just come back just like Amauri because the captain had played 2 great matches. We are entering a difficult cycle and we need everybody. The send-off? It was right but he could have avoided receiving the first yellow card for having removed the shirt»
Ranieri: «We had become too generous»
A visibly satisfied Ranieri spoke during the usual interview at the end of the match. The team’s response was great and got back to being what it was before «because – declared Ranieri – we were becoming too generous, like for example against Cagliari and we had lost our balance. In Catania I found the team I wanted, playing a great match even though we were one player short for 80 minutes against a team that never gave up»
Therefore that is not tired as it has been described. «Let us say we are not at the level we had in November and December – confirmed Ranieri – but after all you cannot always be at 100%. Analyzing the two previous defeats, against Udinese we didn’t play, against Cagliari we were too generous but the team is physically well, otherwise we would not have managed to play for 120 minutes on Wednesday and 80 minutes with one man less today»
Let us speak of the protagonists, Ranieri has appraisals to make: «To Poulsen, who already played well against Napoli and who proved to be important for us. For Tiago, who played a great match. Today, not withstanding the injuries I had proof that I have 4 midfielders which I can count on. For Amauri, who deserves to have a monument erected for the way in which he played keeping the match alive. He isn’t scoring? He will, he is one with a double number at the end of the season» Finally a comment on Iaquinta: «I preferred him because Trezeguet has just come back just like Amauri because the captain had played 2 great matches. We are entering a difficult cycle and we need everybody. The send-off? It was right but he could have avoided receiving the first yellow card for having removed the shirt»
They'll knife you in the end
CLAUDIO RANIERI’S eyes filled with tears as he recalled one of the most enduring images in the history of the Premier League.
After four years at Chelsea it is the last two minutes of Ranieri’s reign that count the most.
On May 15, 2004, 42,500 Chelsea fans at the Bridge saluted their boss after a draw with Leeds with a hair-raising ovation as he walked off the pitch for the last time.
When I asked him how he felt on that sunny Sunday afternoon there was a long pause as Ranieri welled up. With a broken voice he said: “I... these things you cannot forget. Never... they stay in your heart and in your mind.”
In the week ruthless Roman Abramovich dumped his latest managerial victim, World Cup winner Big Phil Scolari, this moment at Juventus’ Vinovo training ground seemed even more poignant.
Just two weeks before returning to Stamford Bridge with Juve for a Champions League clash, Ranieri admitted he knew his time was up when Abramovich arrived.
He was dubbed ‘Dead Man Walking’ after chief executive Peter Kenyon stabbed him in the back by briefing the Sunday papers to confirm the Italian was finished two months before the season ended. Ranieri said: “I knew from the start, from the very beginning, I was just a dead man walking.
“Abramovich tried to get Sven Goran Eriksson but he was tied up with the England national team — and for that reason he left me in my job.
“When they want to get a manager to replace you but they can’t — and that’s the reason they just give you a chance — then you know it will be impossible.
“I was thinking ‘Even if I win everything I will still get the sack’.
“I knew that my time was up. For the first seven or 10 days I didn’t speak to Abramovich. Then I spoke to him and he explained what his vision was and asked me ‘What do you need to build this team?’
“I said ‘I need to buy 11 players’ because I needed to have two players for each position. But most pre-seasons had already started.
“The Champions League qualifiers had already started and it wasn’t easy to take every player I wanted.”
England boss Eriksson was famously pictured meeting Abramovich and Kenyon in London and yet Ranieri stayed on as the Swede signed a bumper new contract with the FA.
Ranieri’s dignified silence after being undermined by the very people who were supposed to back him earned him even more popularity back then.
How can a manager work with that sort of pressure?
Ranieri added: “It all became clear once Peter Kenyon arrived. With Abramovich we knew we had to build a team to be able to start winning.
“Kenyon arrived in February and started saying that if I didn’t win a trophy it would be a disaster.
“The things didn’t add up. I was thinking to myself ‘The owner tells me to build a team and Kenyon says I have to win’. So at that point I understood everything.” It was pointless to take it up with the owner.
Ranieri added: “I didn’t speak to Roman about that. Kenyon was a person Abramovich brought to the club. I was someone Abramovich had found at Chelsea. Between the two of us, Kenyon would always have more credibility.”
Chelsea finished that season runners-up in the league and reached the semi-finals of the Champions League.
Ranieri begged Red Rom to let him stay on.
The Italian added: “I spoke to Abramovich before he let me go and said ‘I’m sorry you’re new at the club because an owner who’s been in football for some time and sees what I have done for this club would never sack me — NEVER.
“He would give me the opportunity to complete my work. To do what I’ve done is incredible’. At the end of the season there were about 10 days that Abramovich was thinking about it before deciding to get Jose Mourinho.
“It saddens me that I was unable to finish my work.”
Ranieri is rarely given the credit he deserves for creating the spine of the team with which Mourinho triumphed.
He brought in Frank Lampard and Claude Makelele and promoted a young John Terry to the first team.
But was Abramovich right to get Mourinho, who after all won back-to-back Premier League titles, two League Cups and the FA Cup?
Ranieri, who has a long-running feud with Inter boss Mourinho back in Italy, was coy.
He added: “I haven’t said that. I said he took a manager who won the Champions League. Before, he wanted Eriksson because they had told him he was the best in the world. A year later Eriksson was no longer the best in the world, it was Mourinho.
“Two years later it was no longer Mourinho, it was Scolari. This is football and that is life.”
Ranieri concluded: “I’m very curious to see how the fans respond to me this time when I come with Juventus.
“Everywhere in the world when Chelsea fans are around they come up to me and say ‘I miss you, you did a great job’.
“All the pressure, the pain, the stress and the disappointment of that season was worth it.
“For the love of the fans, the real love I saw in the eyes of the people when I was walking off the pitch at Stamford Bridge that afternoon.”
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/article2236977.ece
CLAUDIO RANIERI’S eyes filled with tears as he recalled one of the most enduring images in the history of the Premier League.
After four years at Chelsea it is the last two minutes of Ranieri’s reign that count the most.
On May 15, 2004, 42,500 Chelsea fans at the Bridge saluted their boss after a draw with Leeds with a hair-raising ovation as he walked off the pitch for the last time.
When I asked him how he felt on that sunny Sunday afternoon there was a long pause as Ranieri welled up. With a broken voice he said: “I... these things you cannot forget. Never... they stay in your heart and in your mind.”
In the week ruthless Roman Abramovich dumped his latest managerial victim, World Cup winner Big Phil Scolari, this moment at Juventus’ Vinovo training ground seemed even more poignant.
Just two weeks before returning to Stamford Bridge with Juve for a Champions League clash, Ranieri admitted he knew his time was up when Abramovich arrived.
He was dubbed ‘Dead Man Walking’ after chief executive Peter Kenyon stabbed him in the back by briefing the Sunday papers to confirm the Italian was finished two months before the season ended. Ranieri said: “I knew from the start, from the very beginning, I was just a dead man walking.
“Abramovich tried to get Sven Goran Eriksson but he was tied up with the England national team — and for that reason he left me in my job.
“When they want to get a manager to replace you but they can’t — and that’s the reason they just give you a chance — then you know it will be impossible.
“I was thinking ‘Even if I win everything I will still get the sack’.
“I knew that my time was up. For the first seven or 10 days I didn’t speak to Abramovich. Then I spoke to him and he explained what his vision was and asked me ‘What do you need to build this team?’
“I said ‘I need to buy 11 players’ because I needed to have two players for each position. But most pre-seasons had already started.
“The Champions League qualifiers had already started and it wasn’t easy to take every player I wanted.”
England boss Eriksson was famously pictured meeting Abramovich and Kenyon in London and yet Ranieri stayed on as the Swede signed a bumper new contract with the FA.
Ranieri’s dignified silence after being undermined by the very people who were supposed to back him earned him even more popularity back then.
How can a manager work with that sort of pressure?
Ranieri added: “It all became clear once Peter Kenyon arrived. With Abramovich we knew we had to build a team to be able to start winning.
“Kenyon arrived in February and started saying that if I didn’t win a trophy it would be a disaster.
“The things didn’t add up. I was thinking to myself ‘The owner tells me to build a team and Kenyon says I have to win’. So at that point I understood everything.” It was pointless to take it up with the owner.
Ranieri added: “I didn’t speak to Roman about that. Kenyon was a person Abramovich brought to the club. I was someone Abramovich had found at Chelsea. Between the two of us, Kenyon would always have more credibility.”
Chelsea finished that season runners-up in the league and reached the semi-finals of the Champions League.
Ranieri begged Red Rom to let him stay on.
The Italian added: “I spoke to Abramovich before he let me go and said ‘I’m sorry you’re new at the club because an owner who’s been in football for some time and sees what I have done for this club would never sack me — NEVER.
“He would give me the opportunity to complete my work. To do what I’ve done is incredible’. At the end of the season there were about 10 days that Abramovich was thinking about it before deciding to get Jose Mourinho.
“It saddens me that I was unable to finish my work.”
Ranieri is rarely given the credit he deserves for creating the spine of the team with which Mourinho triumphed.
He brought in Frank Lampard and Claude Makelele and promoted a young John Terry to the first team.
But was Abramovich right to get Mourinho, who after all won back-to-back Premier League titles, two League Cups and the FA Cup?
Ranieri, who has a long-running feud with Inter boss Mourinho back in Italy, was coy.
He added: “I haven’t said that. I said he took a manager who won the Champions League. Before, he wanted Eriksson because they had told him he was the best in the world. A year later Eriksson was no longer the best in the world, it was Mourinho.
“Two years later it was no longer Mourinho, it was Scolari. This is football and that is life.”
Ranieri concluded: “I’m very curious to see how the fans respond to me this time when I come with Juventus.
“Everywhere in the world when Chelsea fans are around they come up to me and say ‘I miss you, you did a great job’.
“All the pressure, the pain, the stress and the disappointment of that season was worth it.
“For the love of the fans, the real love I saw in the eyes of the people when I was walking off the pitch at Stamford Bridge that afternoon.”
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/article2236977.ece
Beginning from the injuries, Mr Ranieri spoke of Trezeguet: «Trezeguet suffered a slight muscle strain in the test match and so to avoid further complications I will not risk him during the match against Sampdoria. Chiellini is well and recovering».
What do you think of Sampdoria? «Samp is a team that closes up the flanks, presses and stops you from advancing and they also have good forwards».
Who will you support in the Milan derby? «I support Juventus. As I always say we must play our match. What the others do is up to them. We want to do well. We have 120 days ahead of us to know what the future holds in store. We have to work hard and then see what the outcome is at the end. We have to be ourselves to beat a strong team. I look at my task. I resolve my team’s problems not those of others».
How do you explain the fact that Sampdoria aren’t doing so well this year? «There are championships when everything goes well and others not. Last year they changed coach and did well but this year it could also be due to injuries».
What about Hiddink as Chelsea coach? Does it scare you? «At the moment I am not thinking of Chelsea but Samp. About Chelsea I’ll start thinking in 10 days time».
What about Cassano? What do you like in him? «I know where you’re trying to get with this question. Pazzini is a good attacker and therefore in a duet with Cassano is a good couple and therefore we have to be careful».
...but he doesn’t seem to be the bad boy he used to be. «I don’t know. If you see him at face level he seems to be doing well. He only got one yellow card».
Who is more likely to play between Tiago, Marchisio and Poulsen? «Marchisio is coming back from a slight injury but I think they’re of the same level of condition so I’ll have to decide who is more in form».
In theory what outcome of the Milan derby would be better for you? «I am practical and don’t go for theory. I won’t even watch the derby. I will try to win three points and then whatever the result, being a positive person I will try to interpret it in my favour.».
What are the players’ conditions? « Apart from Chiellini, everybody is well. Mauro is doing fine. He only needs to recover his match practice and therefore the friendly on Tuesday did him well».
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What do you think of Sampdoria? «Samp is a team that closes up the flanks, presses and stops you from advancing and they also have good forwards».
Who will you support in the Milan derby? «I support Juventus. As I always say we must play our match. What the others do is up to them. We want to do well. We have 120 days ahead of us to know what the future holds in store. We have to work hard and then see what the outcome is at the end. We have to be ourselves to beat a strong team. I look at my task. I resolve my team’s problems not those of others».
How do you explain the fact that Sampdoria aren’t doing so well this year? «There are championships when everything goes well and others not. Last year they changed coach and did well but this year it could also be due to injuries».
What about Hiddink as Chelsea coach? Does it scare you? «At the moment I am not thinking of Chelsea but Samp. About Chelsea I’ll start thinking in 10 days time».
What about Cassano? What do you like in him? «I know where you’re trying to get with this question. Pazzini is a good attacker and therefore in a duet with Cassano is a good couple and therefore we have to be careful».
...but he doesn’t seem to be the bad boy he used to be. «I don’t know. If you see him at face level he seems to be doing well. He only got one yellow card».
Who is more likely to play between Tiago, Marchisio and Poulsen? «Marchisio is coming back from a slight injury but I think they’re of the same level of condition so I’ll have to decide who is more in form».
In theory what outcome of the Milan derby would be better for you? «I am practical and don’t go for theory. I won’t even watch the derby. I will try to win three points and then whatever the result, being a positive person I will try to interpret it in my favour.».
What are the players’ conditions? « Apart from Chiellini, everybody is well. Mauro is doing fine. He only needs to recover his match practice and therefore the friendly on Tuesday did him well».
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He is a fool and a loser, but he is a good man. What happened with Chelsea was so harsh, and when he refused City for Juve for a low price, that was another good job and he deserved the respect for that, I like him and I respect, but still I don't think he is the right one for us, and for that reason I hope he leaves at the end of the season before my respect ends.
Yeah I like that too, the only behavior I didn't like of him was his bullshit with Mourinho, I wish if he was quiet and didn't respond. If you ask me which one to have as Juve manager, Mourinho or Ranieri, I would go with Ranieri. Not saying his better, but I prefer classy men over people of street like Mourinho. I wish if Ranieri turns a winner and he proves me/us all wrong and he stays forever (yeah I am dreaming 
), I like the way he handles media and everything, even thou he sometimes says stupid things.
), I like the way he handles media and everything, even thou he sometimes says stupid things.
Ranieri really grew on me these last 2-3 months. I really think that the bad results had nothing to do with his managerial skills but with the great number of injuries in the team. Now that everyone are slowly coming back i think that many people here will start liking him more than they like him now.
