Arsenal lacked a cutting edge against the Premier League champions despite dominating possession with Theo Walcott and Mesut Ozil testing goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel but rarely threatening to break through.
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hit out at criticism of his club’s transfer policy after he once again came under pressure from supporters to spend money on new players.
“Difficult to say. My philosophy is it’s a penalty when the referee blows his whistle and that’s it”, Ranieri concluded.
“Spending the money itself is not a quality”.
‘This season will be very hard because of the top clubs spending a lot of money on transfers, it’s unbelievable. However, on the other hand, there are two factors in Wenger’s defence with the right players simply not being available or costing well over the odds and not warranting the price-tags given to them.
“I have not to forget as well that we are a club who has 600 employes who we need to have a responsible attitude (towards) as well”. You have to speak about money.
Do you think the team will get back on track next Saturday? We are struggling to find the players we need.
“They are highly influenced by the media”, he said. Tomorrow we will check everything, I hope nothing serious. We have a whole team working on strengthening the team. I’m not the only one. We don’t speak about the performances of the players anymore.
The 19-year-old – already a Scotland worldwide – has attracted interest from a string of Premier League clubs.
Arsenal have been heavily linked with a move for the defender but are yet to agree a fee with Valencia for the player’s transfer.
Arsenal offered more attacking goal in a tight opening 45 minutes although they did little to trouble Leicester’s defensive unit.
“I think I toed the ball a little”, he said. “Leicester are a good team – they did not win the league and only lose three games last season for nothing”.
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The stalemate means the top two from last season’s Premier League remain without a win after two matches this season, although the visitors were relieved to see Laurent Koscielny and Hector Bellerin escape punishment from referee Mark Clattenberg when they tangled with Danny Drinkwater and Ahmed Musa respectively at the end of each half.
