When I was at Leicester we changed managers a few times and with each change brought a huge turnaround in what days we trained, when we trained and how often we trained. “The team spirit and the people that work for the team are all a great group of people with some really nice personalities”.
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Ranieri has led the Foxes to their first ever league title and said that he would have considered working in Serie B, as he was so desperate to get back into management.
That all contributed to Leicester lifting the Premier League trophy last Saturday, after Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli had started the celebrations at the King Power Stadium.
Ted was one of the first to come out on to the pitch before kickoff as he walked out with captain Wes Morgan who is one of his favourite players.
As well as their league and European Cup success, the Championship side would also win the League Cup on two occasions during that three-year period.
Whatever he goes on to do now, he will always be remembered as Leicester’s title-winning coach, a feat that puts him up alongside the giants of the English game including figures – in no particular order – such as Brian Clough, Bob Paisley, Sir Bobby Robson and of course Sir Alex Ferguson. “It was he who called me in April to tell me, ‘Boss, if you do it, I’m going to come and sing for you'”.
Not only will they fall just short of reaching the Champions League this season, but Tuesday’s match with Manchester United will be the last match at Upton Park before West Ham move into the 60,000-capacity Olympic Stadium.
City’s Thai owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha made the gesture as the squad celebrated their Premier League triumph. Vardy’s remarkable rise this season recently saw him voted Football Writers’ Player of the Year, but he knows Leicester owe their success to more than just his predatory instincts. I don’t think there is any fan of any club in the world who doesn’t at least respect what Leicester has done.
“We have just done it for this season, next season we will see”.
The Leicester City and England striker – who has had an incredible rise to fame from non-league footballer to Premier League victor in just six years – wants to encourage other soccer players to follow in his footsteps with his new three-part documentary series “Jamie Vardy’s Having An Academy”.
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Speaking to the Chard and Ilminster News, Paul Hamer, Ben’s dad, said he was very proud of his son despite him not getting much game time this season.
