Garry Linekar backs Claudio Ranieri
Garry Linekar remarks that if it was up to him, he would never remove Claudio Ranieri from his chair and let him work as the head coach of the Foxes till the time he wants.
Linekar points out that Leicester’s condition was the same during the 2014-15 Season. They had only just escaped the demotion back then and they are having a hard time surviving this time around as well. So, it goes on to show that they don’t have a great pool of talent like the other big teams because if they had, they would have been consistent.
But, it’s not the case. It’s always been a survival battle for them and in between that, there came a season where they ended up coming out as the triumphant which was absolutely sensational and it should actually have earned Ranieri the right to decide the time of his departure from the club, but, that obviously doesn’t happen in soccer industry.
Linekar doubts that the Leicester supporters would be ready to give back the top tier title if they are told that in return of that, they would be given a guaranteed place in the top tier for the next one decade.
As per Linekar, the Foxes supporters would instead be happy to have their title and get demoted to the second tier because that title has just so much value. It’s the biggest thing the club has ever had, their most precious possession to date and who had the biggest hand in securing that? It’s the Old man from Italy with those round specs. It was Ranieri’s genius only.
Now, if that same man is asked to leave after just 12 months of that feat, nobody including the supporters is going to feel happy about it at all.