A special club presentation will be made to Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri today to recognise his achievement of winning the Premier League.
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“It was a warm welcome for me, it was fantastic at the beginning and the end”, Ranieri said on his return to his former club.
“From the owner, Roman Abramovich, I met him here, and when I went out (on to the pitch), our fans, also the Chelsea fans”.
Everyone at Stamford Bridge loves Claudio Ranieri.
Unexpected champions tend not to repeat their success 12 months later.
Stoke’s win at home to West Ham leaves Chelsea 10th after a season of stagnation, while Leicester end their memorable campaign 10 points clear of second-placed Arsenal at the summit.
Ranieri said: “After we have a break”. I expect Vardy to score as well since Leicester City has had a season like a fairytale and when betting like what would happen in a fairytale usually gets winners here.
Ranieri knew this season was Leicester’s opportunity to exploit the failings of the established elite and he is uncertain what the future holds.
Manchester City needed a point to make sure of claiming the final Champions League qualifying spot but their game at Swansea started in a odd atmosphere caused by the events at Old Trafford.
“The pre-season is more or less the same, apart from changing the names of the opponent”, he said. “I can see that”, he said. I hope the next one is not a nightmare. We are fighting between 10, 11 teams for the high positions. That is our destiny. The other teams were up and down.
“It’s good experience for my players but it’s important to feel and understand the difference”.
The JCR noted in its motion that: “Jamie is the man who climbed the ladder from non-league football to the Premier League is now currently the league’s top scorer (sic) and on current form is the most risky player around”. Jamie Vardy is very good at throwing parties.
Danny Drinkwater scored a screamer from outside the box.
Kasper Schmeichel produced excellent saves to keep Willian and Cesc Fabregas out in the first half, but he was beaten 21 minutes after the restart. We will do our best to do it. The match was open. I’m very pleased with our performance and I’m very pleased with our character.
But he reverted to his usual 4-4-2 formation at half-time and revealed afterwards that he intends to begin next season “with the same shape”.
“We have talked about this and the problem of ageing”, he added.
If Southampton were to win their final match of the season against Crystal Palace at home and the Irons fail to win or draw, they would overtake them by a single point. “That is an unbelievable achievement”.
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Failure to finish in the top four come the final whistle on Sunday will be a major disappointment for City, who recently exited the tournament in the semi-finals at the hands of Real Madrid, after their best ever run in the competition as the club still looks to establish themselves as one of the best teams in Europe.
