Do you honestly believe that when we don't win it is all down to Ranieri and nothing to do with the players?
I know you like to play devil's advocate when it comes to Ranieri and Juventus but let me ask you this. What do you think is the job of a manager of a big team like Juventus?
I would have thought it is for him to motivate his team against the smaller sides as against the big sides, they do not need much motivation just a bit of tactical shuffle.
It is easier for a manager to lose you matches with his tactics than for him to win you matches as thats really down to the players.
No matter how good you are, if you are not motivated, it is difficult to win matches and thats what the manager is for.
Judging by his comments after matches, Ranieri does not seem irate after drawing matches or losing against sides that we shouldn't unlike what Fergie, Capello, Lippi or Mourinho would do to his players if that happens.
Same malaise falls upon Ancelotti and Spaletti as their post match comments are usually annoying if you are a fan of their respective clubs.
Ranieri as you have stated has done well against the bigger sides in all his teams mainly because he has not had to fire up his players, they are already fired up cos of the occasion and of cos those teams do not put every man behind the ball as thats our job so we have space to exploit in those games unlike when we meet the smaller sides and have to open them up, we use the wrong tactics, wron personnel and because the players are not suitably motivated, concentration is not absolute so we have lost goals and points