Leicester City manager, Claudio Ranieri, has revealed the conversation he had with his players on his first day.
The Italian was appointed as the Foxes’ coach ahead of the 2015/2016 season and is on the verge of leading them to a shocking Premier League title.
Leicester are seven points clear at the top, thanks to some amazing performances from the likes of Jamie Vardy, Riyad Mahrez, etc.
“Perhaps you have heard their names now. Players who were considered too small or too slow for other big clubs. N’Golo Kante. Jamie Vardy. Wes Morgan. Danny Drinkwater. Riyad Mahrez,” Ranieri told The Player’s Tribune website.
“When I arrived my first day of training and I saw the quality of these players, I knew how good they could be. I knew we had a chance to survive in the Premier League.
“This player Kante, 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.”
“Before we played our first match I told the players, ‘I want you to play for your team-mates,” he said.
“‘We are a little team, so we have to fight with all our heart, with all our soul. I don’t care the name of the opponent.
“All I want is for you to fight. If they are better than us, Okay, congratulations. But they have to show us they are better.’
“We have six games remaining, and we must continue fighting with our heart and our soul.
“This is a small club that is showing the world what can be achieved through spirit and determination. Twenty-six players, 26 different brains, but one heart.”
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