Manager Claudio Ranieri was rarely drawn on the possibility of winning the league during his press conferences last season and has started with a similar stand this week.
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Claudio Ranieri has joked that there is more chance of E.T. landing in Piccadilly Circus than Leicester retaining their Premier League title.
At least he didn’t say he would appear publicly is his trousers if they manage it.
This time past year Leicester went into the 2015/16 campaign having just avoided relegation, but they confounded the pundits to claim a first Premier League title, finishing 10 points clear, with Morgan playing every minute of the campaign.
“I watched very well the match against Manchester United in the Community Shield – we had the same hunger humility and passion”.
“Of course it is more hard [to defend the title]”.
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But the additional demands of competing in the Champions League might force Ranieri to tinker with his team more than he would prefer.
Hull City return to the Premier League tomorrow with defending champions Leicester City coming to the KCOM Stadium for a 12.30pm kick-off.
A change of coaches certainly helped Leicester win the championship last season, as Claudio Ranieri took over after Nigel Pearson was sacked.
“I think the bookies have to pay 6,000/1 now”, he said.
Manchester City finished outside of the top two for the first time since 2010-11 last season, ending the year in fourth place with a disappointing 19-10-9 record.
“They lost one season and in the life of those big teams that can happen but, altogether, it only happens once in lifetime”.
‘I am very curious to see where we finish, ‘ he said.
‘Last season we made something unbelievable but now the big teams come back I am sure. “It is wonderful. I think the English Premier League is in the middle of the world and of football”.
The 53-year-old told a press conference on Friday: “Speculation (on ownership) has been there for a long time, not just over the past couple of days”.
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