Claudio Ranieri Quotes

#1. Buffon is a gentleman thinking only of the ball [after Gianluigi Buffon's strong tackle on Andy Carroll during a friendly with Newcastle

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#2. You cannot make mistakes in the Champions League.

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#3. One beautiful day, a radiant day, Mr Abramovich introduced himself to me and said I should put a shopping list together

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#4. The lesson to learn is to pay attention for 90 minutes because in front of you are great champions.

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#5. In Italy the Coach is a paratrooper who jumps out of the plane but doesn't know if the parachute will open or not.

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#6. Damien is Damien. When I don't put him in the squad my mother, who's 84, asks 'why isn't Damien playing?' She kills me about it and that's true

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#7. From the beginning, when something was wrong I've been saying: 'Dilly-ding, dilly-dong, wake up, wake up!' So on Christmas Day I bought for all the players and all the staff a little bell. It was just a joke.

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#8. We were very nervous at the start, we didn't play our game at all.

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#9. If it is the case that you need just a first 11 and three or four more players, then why did Christopher Columbus sail to India to discover America?

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