Claudio Ranieri breaks his silence over Leicester City sacking………to a group of prison inmates in Rome
CLAUDIO RANIERI has finally spoken about his sacking by Premier League champions Leicester City.
The experienced Italian coach claimed he has never experienced anything like the shock of his dismissal, nine months after leading the Foxes to an historic title win.
Getty Images Claudio Ranieri sacked by champions Leicester City nine months after winning Premier League title[/caption]
Ranieri was talking to prison inmates in Rome and is still hurting from his King Power departure, when things were clearly going wrong and the threat of relegation loomed large.
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The 65-year-old said: “Thinking of the dismissal by Leicester, the first thing that comes to mind is a sense of surprise even more than of bitterness.”
PA:Press Association Claudio Ranieri doing the unthinkable leading the Foxes to the title in his first season back in England[/caption]
“I had gone through a lot in my long career, but I’d never experienced anything like that.”
“It was a shock, even though, at the end of the day, these things happen in football.”
Ranieri added: “This is my world. 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.”
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“I never hitched my wagon to anyone, so what I achieved over the years was done with only my results on the field.”
Ranieri was giving his support to the town of Amatrice, devastated by an earthquake last year.
The town, led by Mayor Segrio Perozzi, are trying to rebuild their communities and Ranieri is full is praise for the Mayor’s efforts.
“He is the real giant. I am just a coach who had the good fortune to win a title with a fantastic adventure and then the disappointment of what happened afterwards.” Ranieri added.
“We achieved something remarkable by winning with Leicester and I hope that Amatrice can live their own fairy-tale.”
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