Claudio Ranieri Quotes
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I think I am a nice man, but also, I am demanding.
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With Chelsea, the job was this: move up to the top, get into Europe. And I did that - fourth place in the Premier League and then into the Champions League, the season before Abramovich and all the money arrived.
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It is important to understand the philosophy of the city and country.
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It's not important how many mistakes you make; it's about how many chances you create and how many goals you score. That is my philosophy.
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When we won the title, I received gifts and cards, bottles of wine, and Champagne. When I was sacked, my house was full.
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Sometimes the manager says one thing and does another thing!
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My wife is the expert, but I like art particularly. I like Van Gogh.
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I started coaching in the Interregionale league in Catanzaro. There were pitches with no grass; at times, we had no water, no training equipment. I had to do it all myself.
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I always want fighting spirit first.
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I believe only in the mathematics.
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I'll admit I was curious about coaching a national team, but my experience with Greece was sufficient.
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I always question myself, but I always say, 'Come on, we can do something good.'
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I have won trophies around Europe, but never the title. Three times, I was runner-up. Leicester and the fans will be in my heart for all of my life.
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If you play well, win, don't change too much. But when you don't play well, lose, you have to give the opportunity to the other players.
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I love the English spirit because when I was a player, I was an Englishman: I was fighting, and you had to kill me if you wanted to win.
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Mourinho is a fantastic manager, intelligent, clever. He is OK.
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My love for football and the players are always very strong.
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When you work hard, when you believe in something, in the end, you will achieve something.
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When you are in the big competition for the first time, you grow, and then you lose something when you go back into your own competition.
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They call me The Tinkerman. Wherever I go people say 'Ah ha, there is The Tinkerman.'
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Every team believes they are better after the transfer window.
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I hear what they're saying. I ask my English tutor, 'What is this word 'tinkerer?''
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Every country is different, every league is different - all the culture.
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Rebuilding has always been one of my specialities from the time I started with young players at Cagliari.