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Claudio Ranieri hails Leicester team spirit
Their 3-2 victory at Everton, fashioned with all the now familiar speed and elan that has characterised Claudio Ranieri’s dramatic reign, continued an extraordinary makeover from relegation certainties last season to genuine title contenders.
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Leicester City’s Shinji Okazaki and Everton’s Gareth Barry battle for the ball during their Premier League match on Saturday.
Everton manager Roberto Martinez believes that Chelsea’s struggles this season show that the Premier League is more competitive than ever. A big factor in their stunning run of form has been the attacking partnership between Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez, though the latter has stated that he believes his underdog club won’t go on to win the trophy this year.
“The other was when his son asked me, “If everything goes wrong, will you stay with us in the Championship?’ I said, ‘Yes, I will stay here”.
They are the first side to do it in the Premier League era while only Norwich (1987-8) and Burnley (1925-6) have done it in top-flight history.
Claudio Ranieri’s team have won seven and drawn two of their last nine league fixtures and are unbeaten in 11 consecutive EPL away games (W7), winning four and drawing one of their last five outside the King Power Stadium.
However, the enthusiastic Italian did save special praise for some of his players regardless of “everyone” turning in a very positive display.
“I suggest to them it is much better they continue with us. They have scored a lot of goals and a team that can do that the way they are doing, has a chance to be successful”.
He said: “We don’t want to put them under pressure. Why?”
Substitute Mirallas set up a tense finish when he fired home at Schmeichel’s near post but Leicester held on, with Leonardo Ulloa forcing Howard to save with his legs in added time.
The expectation has been that Ranieri’s side would fall away as the season progressed, but they underlined their tenacity and courage at Goodison Park by hanging on for all three points.
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He has a lethal weapon of his own in Romelu Lukaku, the league’s second-highest scorer, trailing Vardy’s 15 goals by three. “But they did not come and get me”.