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Ranieri: City 'Warriors' Ready To Fight

Claudio Ranieri says he has complete faith in his “warriors” as Leicester City prepare for a crunch run of fixtures against Derby County and Swansea City in the next five days.

2017-02-08T12:00:00.000Z

by Leicester City

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08 Feb, 2017

Ranieri: City 'Warriors' Ready To Fight

Claudio Ranieri says he has complete faith in his “warriors” as Leicester City prepare for a crunch run of fixtures against Derby County and Swansea City in the next five days.

Leicester City

2017-02-08T12:00:00.000Z

Ranieri: City 'Warriors' Ready To Fight

Claudio Ranieri says he has complete faith in his “warriors” as Leicester City prepare for a crunch run of fixtures against Derby County and Swansea City in the next five days.

Leicester City

2017-02-08T12:00:00.000Z

Ranieri: City 'Warriors' Ready To Fight

Claudio Ranieri says he has complete faith in his “warriors” as Leicester City prepare for a crunch run of fixtures against Derby County and Swansea City in the next five days.

Leicester City

2017-02-08T12:00:00.000Z

Ranieri: City 'Warriors' Ready To Fight

Claudio Ranieri says he has complete faith in his “warriors” as Leicester City prepare for a crunch run of fixtures against Derby County and Swansea City in the next five days.

Leicester City

2017-02-08T12:00:00.000Z

- Claudio Ranieri issues a rallying cry to his Leicester City "warriors" ahead of the visit of Derby County on Wednesday night (7.45pm kick-off)

- The Foxes welcome their East Midlands rivals to King Power Stadium this week after playing out a 2-2 draw in the Emirates FA Cup last month

- City then travel to south Wales to take on Swansea City in a crunch fixture in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon (4pm kick-off)

- Ranieri says his players are experienced in fighting battles after surviving relegation two seasons ago before lifting the title back in May

Claudio Ranieri says he has complete faith in his “warriors” as Leicester City prepare for a crunch run of fixtures against Derby County and Swansea City in the next five days.

Ranieri pointed to his players’ experience in fighting against relegation so emphatically two seasons ago after the put City just one point above the Premier League bottom three.

The manager says he is confident that the Foxes will pull away from danger and, with Emirates FA Cup and UEFA Champions League commitments to come over the next month, he is optimistic of enjoying a successful end to the season.

Ranieri has accepted City’s form must improve in the coming weeks ahead of the visit of on Wednesday evening (7.45pm kick-off) following a 2-2 draw at Pride Park.

“Of course when you don’t win you lack a bit of confidence,” he told the national media on Tuesday afternoon. “It is normal but fortunately these players are warriors.

“They are used to fighting because they already lived this situation. They know the good things but also the bad things. They are warriors that know the problem and know the enemy.

“It is too easy to say we don’t make mistake. Always the man is a man and I want to improve the man.”

Ranieri also called upon his players to step up to the challenge of climbing away from the bottom of the table and he remains resolutely confident in their ability to do just that, starting with the trip to Swansea this weekend.

He added: “We always try to do our best but this season everything is wrong. We are still fighting and that is my strength.

“It is important for me to see how they train, how they speak together and how they speak with me to try and improve the situation. That is good.

“This Club, these players came from the bottom of the relegation to win a title. They make all the steps and for this reason I am very confident.

“They have a big heart, big strength and a lot of qualities. We are together in this way and we speak often about everything. We suffer a lot, we enjoy a lot, now we are together and we continue to fight.”

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