Ranieri: Fight, Because It’s A Crazy League

- The City boss wants his players to take advantage of their remarkable league position 

- Leicester sit five points clear at the Premier League summit ahead of their King Power Stadium clash with Newcastle United on Monday 

Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri hopes his players can take advantage of a ‘crazy’ Barclays Premier League season, ahead of Monday evening’s clash with Newcastle United at King Power Stadium. 

With his Foxes five points clear at the top of the table as they prepare to host Newcastle, Ranieri can certainly be proud of what his side have accomplished so far this campaign. 

After achieving their initial target of 40 points to ensure Premier League survival, the City boss wants his side to capitalise on what he believes has been a crazy season so far, in order to achieve something special. 

“The league this year is crazy,” Ranieri said. “You know my ideas. I still have these ideas. Every decade or 20 years, something strange could happen. 

“For this reason, we are fighting because it’s a crazy league and anything could happen. We have to fight and at the end we can say ‘we have achieved this’.”

Visiting King Power Stadium on Monday evening is a Newcastle side who have lost five of their last six Premier League fixtures and sit second from bottom in the table. 

“We’re thinking about Newcastle,” the City manager added. “It’s a difficult match because they’re in a dangerous position. There are so many good players. I think it will be another difficult match because they are fighting to survive. 

“I said there are five games and then I can say what we can do, but now we are focused on Newcastle. Three points against Newcastle are very important for us.”