Leicester’s present dangers made Claudio Ranieri’s past glories irrelevant | Paul Wilson


Unpleasant decisions have to be made at this time of year when club owners decide whether a change could ward off relegation

There is no doubt the Premier League lost one of the good guys when Claudio Ranieri was sacked and, as José Mourinho rightly says, the Italian’s towering achievement last season will never be forgotten, though the key element in that sentiment is “last season”.

Last season is history, last season counts for nothing in football, the game is all about the present. Mourinho knows that better than most and if Ranieri did not see what was coming he is not quite as sharp as he is portrayed.

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