Claudio Ranieri – I Love Fulham

CLAUDIO RANIERI APPEASE FULHAM FANS

Claudio Ranieri has stated his desire to overturn the fortunes of Fulham FC in the current premier league campaign. He appeased fans who slammed his substitutionsduring Saturday’s defeat to Manchester United . Angry supporters chanted: ‘You don’t know what you’re doing’ after the Italian tactician made a substitution in which Andre Schurrlewas replaced with Cyrus Christie. Meanwhile the Fulham faithfuls were expecting him to bring on of Ryan Sessegnon. The locals were aggrieved to see two of their favourites, Ryan Sessegnon and Tom Cairney, kicking their heels on the bench until deep into the second half of the game.

The cottagers fans also called for Ranieri to be axed as the club slumped to their seventh defeat in eight games. Ranieri said he doesn’t know why the fans are angry, because he had two players with fluincluding Andre Schurrle. That he could understand the fans always want their players to play but it’s not always possible. He said they wold try their best to win their next two league fixtures.

The latest defeat, which against the resurgent Manchester United, coupled with Cardiff’s win at Southampton , leaves the Cottagers seven points from safety with 12 games remaining – having won just four of their matches thus far in the current campaignIt’s all a far cry from the second half of last season, when a terrific run of form led to play-off final glory at Wembley under Slavisa Jokanovic.

“Over the weekend they fell to goals from Paul Pogba including a near post stunner and a spot kick“ and a Lionel Messi-esque solo goal from Anthony Martial.The frustration for Fulham was thatthey could have been ahead by the “time United took the lead“, with their first shot, only for Luciano Vietto to waste a glorious opportunity inside the first minute, scuffing wide after being picked out by Schurrle.

Ranieri who spoke to journalists after the game insisted that the opening 10 minutes showed Fulham can still save themselves, that they just needed to retain the composure. With which they started the match He said they conceded the second goal in the counter attack in transition, which is not possible against a team like Manchester United.

Claudio Ranieri insists lack of experience cost Fulham against Tottenham Hotspur

Fulham manager Claudio Ranieri has said that the Cottagers lacked the experience within the team as they succumbed to a 2-1 Premier League defeat at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur. The west London outfit were positive during the first period of the game where they managed nine shots on goal and they eventually took the lead after an own goal from Fernando Llorente.

However, Spurs pegged them back during the second period with Dele Alli bagging the equaliser before Harry Winks bagged the winner in dramatic fashion with just seconds left on the clock. Speaking after the game, Ranieri hailed the performance of the team but highlighted that the team required more experience at the end where they needlessly surrendered possession from a free-kick which was offered to them.

Claudio Ranieri insists lack of experience cost Fulham against Tottenham Hotspur

He said: ““In the first half we were fantastic. We scored and should have had a penalty“ but the referee didn’t give it. In the second half we recovered well [from Tottenham’s first goal] but in the end we took a free-kick into the box. Why? We should have taken the ball into the corner. It was a lack of experience, but Tottenham have a lot of experience. It was a “bad moment for us“ but we are alive and we will continue to fight.”

With the defeat, Fulham remain on 14 points after 23 games into the season and they are currently seven points adrift of Newcastle United, who are just ahead of the drop zone. Next up, Fulham are scheduled to face Brighton & Hove Albion at Craven Cottage and Ranieri would be expecting a much better outcome from the game, given Chris Hughton’s men have genuinely struggled when they have been on the road. The reverse fixture at the AmEx Stadium concluded in a 2-2 draw. Glenn Murray netted the key equaliser from the penalty spot for Brighton six minutes from time.

Claudio Ranieri pleased with Fulham’s triumph over Southampton

Claudio Ranieri has expressed his pleasure after Fulham registered a much-needed win against Southampton during his first match in charge of the club. The Italian tactician was appointed as the new Cottagers boss during the international break after his predecessor Slavisa Jokanovic had gone six league matches without picking up a single point.

Speaking after the 3-2 triumph over Southampton, Ranieri said: “I am very pleased. First match and first victory. It is a little step but an important step for everybody. It was important we made a good solution and good mistakes. We had to work hard. It could have been more for us or for them. When we went down I said I wanted to see how we created and that was very good. Amazing. It is OK. This is the spirit that I like.”

Claudio Ranieri pleased with Fulham’s triumph over Southampton

Stuart Armstrong put the pressure on Fulham early on by grabbing the opening goal but the Cottagers came back with Aleksandar Mitrovic and Andre Schurrle finding the scoresheet. In the second period, Armstrong once more levelled the scores at 2-2 but Mitrovic came with the match-winning strike after the hour mark to ensure the hosts came up with the maximum points.
“With the result, Fulham have jumped just one position into the 19th spot but they could be leapfrogged by Huddersfield Town“, should they register a point during their visit to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday. Meanwhile, Ranieri is understood to have already received the backing to improve the defence “during the winter period“ and reports indicate that Dedryck Boyata could emerge as the prime target.

The Belgium international was denied a move to Craven Cottage from Celtic last summer but the London outfit are expected to make a fresh approach at the turn of the year where the defender would only have six months remaining on his Hoops contract.