Arsenal coach Arsène Wenger has come face-to-face with the man he credits for making Chelsea a footballing force this afternoon.
Wenger insists that Ranieri laid the foundations for the success
Chelsea have enjoyed over the last decade and that the likes of Jose
Mourinho have simply piggy backed on what the Italian did.
Leicester are the only unbeaten
team in the Premier League and Wenger hailed Ranieri as a “great manager
and great man” who was only given one season by Roman Abramovich after
he bought the club in 2003
“When Claudio left Chelsea he
had built the team that was so successful at the start,” said Wenger.
“I
remember them finishing second in the league with Ranieri and the team
was upcoming with young players like John Terry and Frank Lampard, who were the players that contributed to the success of Chelsea.”
Meanwhile Mourinho has scoffed at
Ranieri’s managerial record and the relationship between the pair was
unpleasant when they managed Inter and Juventus respectively.
Wenger, however, said : “I’ve
followed his career because I have big respect for Claudio Ranieri. He’s
a great manager and a great man.”
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