Lester first saved, then takes a title
Lester first saved, then takes a title
Claudio Ranieri left their mark even in the football dictionary. Amazing feat of Leicester last season in England led to the emergence of a new word. Iceland and Wales surprised everyone at Euro 2016? Miracles "but Lester." Lincoln from Gibraltar hit Celtic in the preliminary round of the Champions League? History "but Lester."
Second it looks like if it were yesterday, but it passed full 11 weeks since the tie Tottenham stadium and mathematical Chelsea winning the title of Leicester, the first in its 132-year history.
Leaked water quite the expected attack to the composition of Champions: Vardi looked lost, but remained Cante left against a record sum of € 36 million. But any time is expected Mahrez want to leave.
A predictable scenario, but the market resulted in the composition Spanish defender Luis Hernandez, the French midfielder Nampalis Mendi, Nigerian striker Ahmed Musa and German goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler. But things will not stop here: Kasper Schmeichel, among the best goalkeepers last season, is admired by Everton, where interested also to the head of scouting Lester Steve Walsh, the man who discovered Vardi, Mahrez and Kant.
But there are other signs that call for reflection: the streets of Leicester see thousands of souvenirs Foxes - scarves, flags, T-shirts, more products of counterfeiters across the British Isles, where "piracy" is punished severely and where the occurrence of such goods great news.
- Claudio Ranieri, your first interview for the new season, but can not start football, setting aside what happened in Nice and Turkey.
- What happened in Nice makes you become a fatalist. How can you fight against terrorism today? I am sporty person and do not start with complex analysis, but I want to say two things. The first is that we must continue to live without surrender. The second is that needed a common front on the part of States. Only united without "but" without "but" can achieve results. The time has come for Europe to show that it is a true union. My assistant Paolo Benetti lives in Nice. This little clarification shows that some events can affect us much deeper than it seems.
- From the European Union to the last European connection is direct.
- I think that increasing the number of teams proved to be a good thing. It enabled the average small teams to argue with the big football nations. Some matches were boring, but, basically, it was a good tournament. Italy I loved it. Conte did a really amazing job. He left with gratitude: he bequeathed game and the spirit of the Azzurri. France reached the final. Germany played well, but I do not share the change in the pattern of Loew against Italy, this fact showed that his team was afraid. Wales and Iceland were a fresh breath of Scandinavian dance was fantastic. Portugal deserved the victory, but I had a hunch that it is capable of great feats: Fernando Santos coach led Greece during the World Cup in 2014. England's disappointment. There qualities semifinal.
- Now came the new coach of Italy Ventura.
- Most will be wrong if you compare it with Conte. Every coach has his own history and its own moment. Ventura is a football maestro, but alone can not achieve miracles. The system should help him.
- Some advice from you about it?
- Seriously bet young, not just words as a slogan. To bet on young means to lean entirely on club schools. And there models to be followed are those of Germany and France.
- What's going on with Lester?
- Our main idea is to go from scratch. We won the title was beautiful and fantastic, achieved perhaps unique feat, but now the page is now closed. If at the beginning of last season bookmakers estimated our chances for the title of 5000 to 1, now we go from 6,000 to one. The initial goal is to collect 40 points to escape relegation. Then, once achieved this goal, we will begin to raise the bar, ranking in the top 10. Europa League. Place in the Champions League. And why not winning any title 5, which play: Super (England), Championship, FA Cup, League Cup and Champions League. That's ladder. Step by Step.
- Are you afraid?
- The Champions League is an exciting adventure, but it eats up huge amounts of energy, especially mental. We'll have to get used to living with this dispersion of power in several directions, to show that we can go even higher. But we'll also need to accept that we will assume any other loss and more, and here will assess our ability to react.
- How important is it that you managed to keep Vardi?
- Incredibly important. It sends a message to everyone. He can go to Arsenal to earn more money and to take advantage of his last chance to try a club of world class. But he preferred to stay in Leicester and his choice reminds me of that of Gigi Riva (Italian legend preferred to remain faithful to his Cagliari). Vardi will be rewarded.
- Loss of Cante risks becoming a serious lack. Himself Gary Lineker wrote on Twitter that Leicester will no longer be the former.
- Can not lose any important element. I personally was hoping to discover all and listen to my advice: all together to experience the adventure in the Champions League, then next summer everyone to be free to make his own choice. But at the same time I realize that if they want a club like Chelsea, you can hardly stay indifferent.
- Mahrez occasionally has stomach pains ...
- In Austria seemed very calm.
- Conte, Mourinho, Guardiola, Klopp, Wenger Pochettino: Sets season of their monsters in the Premier League. To begin with Conte.
- Antonio and Chelsea are made for each other. But you have to know each other better and not worry about the inevitable differences in culture. If people based in Cobham follow Conte will see a Chelsea modeled on Italy. And in London will be very fun.
- Mourinho restart from Manchester United.
- Can become the new Ferguson. Will remain in Manchester 26 years, but will leave its mark.
- Sacked by Chelsea after the loss of Leicester, Portuguese meeting immediately Ranieri 7 August Community Shield (Super Cup England).
- A beautiful thing is football. Our sport is a great storehouse of tales.
- Guardiola to Manchester City.
- It seems the right person at the right post. Landed in a club, where in recent years, ranging from Mancini and go through Pellegrini, follow the line of the beautiful game.
- Pochettino and Klopp.
- Pochettino was a worthy rival in the race Leicester - Tottenham. It works perfectly. Klopp will depart with the advantage that already broke the ice against the environment and he knows better Premier League. And it seems to me the perfect person for the particular situation at a club like Liverpool.
- Ranieri, Conte, Guidolin and Madzari in the Premier League, not to mention Di Matteo in the Championship with Aston Villa: Italian coaches conquered England.
- Our school should be proud of this recognition. I Trapattoni, Mancini, Vialli and Di Matteo opened the way to the world. The difficulty for us was to show his nose abroad. We were able to remove a taboo. For Conte will be very important that there will be available the whole structure of the club. There must follow it with confidence and I am convinced that it will be. For Guidolin (Swansea) applies the same as for Klopp: has the advantage that broke the ice, and in Wales euphoria reigns of excellent European of the national team. Madzari is strong with the Italian structure that is behind: Watford is stabilized and Pozzo family managed the club from 2013
- From 30 years working on the coaching bench and enthusiasm you still alive: what's behind the huge hunger for football Ranieri?
- Passion. It is the most important spring.