Claudio Ranieri has said that Leicester City Football Club, the club of Nigeria’s Ahmed Musa, is not experiencing a crisis as speculated through a public vote of confidence from the club’s owners.
The surprise Premier League champions last season, the Foxes, have endured a difficult defence of their title. They sit 16th on the table, one point above the relegation zone, ahead of the FA Cup fourthround replay at home to Championship side, Derby County.
Prior to his news conference to preview the game, Leicester released a statement insisting Ranieri has the club’s “unwavering support.” “I think this is for the media,” the Italian said of that show of support, which has so often served as the precursor to a sacking.
He said, “I know the views of the chairman. Maybe the chairman wanted to stop all the speculation. I didn’t ask them to do this. I knew what the chairman was thinking. “I understand football. You have to do your job and I have to do my job. When you win three matches you are God, when you lose three you are not.
This is not a crisis. When you aren’t winning, you lose confidence, it is normal.” Kasper Schmeichel described Leicester’s 3-0 loss at home to Manchester United on Sunday as “unacceptable” and Ranieri endorsed the goalkeeper’s withering assessment.
