Claudio Ranieri Quotes

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Claudio Ranieri

Profession : Coach

Birth : October 20, 1951

Inside me there are two people. One is a very aggressive - I want to win; I won the Premier League, but now I want to win on Saturday. I want to win next season - and is never satisfied.

Claudio Ranieri

Am I too loyal to my players? I could be, could be.

Claudio Ranieri

I am a lucky man because when I was young, I wanted to be a footballer. Suddenly, around 30 years old, I thought, 'I want to try to be a manager because it's different.'

Claudio Ranieri

I am very clear and very honest. I can say one thing, and you look at my face, and it is clear.

Claudio Ranieri

I think everyone is the perfect owner.

Claudio Ranieri

I am a serious man, a loyal man.

Claudio Ranieri

I have to thank Leicester City Football Club. The adventure was amazing and will live with me forever.

Claudio Ranieri

The day my players relax, I get crazy. They know that.

Claudio Ranieri

I think I am a nice man, but also, I am demanding.

Claudio Ranieri

My idea about football is to play well, but even if you can't always play well, one thing I want is your character, your spirit. That is all I can ask of you.

Claudio Ranieri

Thinking of the dismissal by Leicester, the first thing that comes to mind is a sense of surprise even more than of bitterness.

Claudio Ranieri

I started coaching in the Interregionale league in Catanzaro. There were pitches with no grass; at times, we had no water, no training equipment. I had to do it all myself.

Claudio Ranieri

I never hitched my wagon to anyone, so what I achieved over the years was done with only my results on the field.

Claudio Ranieri

What football means to an Italian coach is tactics, trying to control the game by following the ideas and systems of the manager.

Claudio Ranieri

If you aren't a loser, you fight; you continue to fight, believe.

Claudio Ranieri

If you are a gladiator, a fighter in this sport, in life you can be the same.

Claudio Ranieri

If you are a loser in this sport, you are a loser also in life.

Claudio Ranieri

I'm not friends with my players, but I am very close to my players. When I speak to them, I want to speak to the man, always the man.

Claudio Ranieri

I want to be strong because you believe in me. You have to trust me. I give my knowledge to you. That is my philosophy.

Claudio Ranieri

In my opinion, if you only show quality but no fighting spirit, you are half a player.

Claudio Ranieri