Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri has now admitted that he is quite surprised that his opponents for Saturday afternoon Arsenal have not won a Premier League title in a span of 11 years. The manager has further stated that the last time he was in England’s top competition, as a Chelsea manager, the Gunners went the league season unbeaten.
He stated, “When I was at Chelsea, they were the Invincibles. That was an unbelievable achievement, so it is surprising they have not won the league since. In my time at Chelsea I only managed to beat them once in 14 attempts. It is a bad record, but every match was a good game, always very open. I don’t know why Arsenal have had to wait so long, because Arsène Wenger is a good manager and he brings in good players, but maybe it is not so easy to replace players such as Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp, Fredrik Ljungberg and all the defenders.”
“Maybe something changed last season before I arrived, but there is fight and determination in the squad. I am proud of some of our performances, especially fighting back in losing situations. When we are desperate we play well. Perhaps we need to be desperate.”