City were four points adrift at the bottom in February 2015 but a run of seven wins from their last nine games saw Nigel Pearson’s side escape relegation. Ranieri’s side have been leading the race for the title for nearly every week since a 3-0 victory over Newcastle at the end of November and are now nine matches away from what would be the club’s first top-flight title.
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I watched Newcastle play Bournemouth last week and if they play anything like that again, this will be all over at half-time.
Sometimes it takes a poorer standard to increase the level of competition and make things interesting, but for a league that likes to lay claim to being one of the best in the world, I think this season’s results in Europe show otherwise. They can be a big player with us, they can improve with us.
‘If they change team my experience says, Okay you are very ambitious but remember Leicester will be in a very high position.
“That’s all you seem to hear about these days, “Is this going to be the greatest upset in Premier League history”. “I have three more years in Leicester and then we’ll see”.
“So as a player you can not ignore these kind of things”.
“We lost the FA Cup, the League Cup”.
‘Next year was to build the foundation, to achieve the Europa League, the Champions League, maybe one day fight for the title.
“There is no reason for the fans to back us as much as they have done because we have not given them much, and that disappoints me greatly because I want to do well for this club and for them”. Now we know very well, this season is out.
“From the start of the season everyone said we would not hold out, we would crumble sooner or later, we could only be a flash in the pan. We must continue to build our team”. “You’re in a good team, you have to enjoy”.
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“But it is very important they sign the contract because I have a very good relationship with all my staff and I prefer everyone is happy with me, with everything”.
