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Thursday, December 11, 2003
Dale Johnson
Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri is well known for using more colourful
phraseology in his interviews, but perhaps today's description of his side's
Champions League challenge is the best yet - claiming he want to become the
Gordon Ramsey of football.
With the Blues into the knockout stages of the Champions League as group
winners after victory over Besiktas on Tuesday, Ranieri is now awaiting the
result of tomorrow morning's Second Round draw.
But Ranieri's thoughts turned to the kitchen when he was probed about the
Blues' chances of going all the way.
'When you have money of course you can buy the best players, but money
alone cannot make them link together or compact the team and make everyone
work for one idea,' said Ranieri.
'It is like a chef. With good ingredients you can cook anything, a
fantastic dinner. I hope I can become the Gordon Ramsey of football. At the
moment, Sir Alex is Gordon - I have only one Michelin star whereas he has
three.
'Having so many great players at my disposal is bringing out the best in
me. When I chose these players I had in my mind the fact that I could use
them in whatever way I needed to affect a game.
'Yes, I am the Tinkerman and I have lots of ideas, but the manager can
only be good if he has good players. Without good players what can you do?
'If you look at the Besiktas game I did not have Petit, Veron, Crespo or
Gudjohnsen available. I said at the beginning of the season I have 21 real
champions but I don't have a team. Now, step by step, I also have a team.
'Beating Manchester United was a good step for us and Besiktas was another
big step in terms of building the team together. Now, for the first time, I
think I do have a team.
'We haven't got the same understanding yet as Arsenal or Manchester United
but we are building towards it and that is important to me.
'All these big challenges are very important for the team. Before the
match I told the players there were 50,000 Turks out there and only 400 from
Chelsea. We had to play for those 400 with passion and with our hearts and at
the end I wanted a quiet stadium with only our fans being heard.
'It was important to remain calm, that's why it was a big step. Besiktas
wanted to increase the tempo and I told my players to slow it down and
dominate the match, to know when to go forward and when to sit, and they did.'
Ranieri singled out midfielder Claude Makelele, who was one of many
outstanding players on the night.
He added: 'Makelele is the conductor of my orchestra - he is the battery
in the engine. When I pick my teams I consider a lot of things. I watch the
players in training, in a match and work out how I want to play according to
the opposition. Then I go with what I feel.'
Chelsea will be seeded in Friday's draw for the knockout stages of the
Champions League, but Ranieri played down their chances of going all the way
this season.
'All 16 teams are very good, it doesn't matter who we play,' he said.
'What matters is when you play them that you are in good condition, not the
name of the opponent. I think Manchester United, Juventus, Real Madrid, or AC
Milan can win it - not Chelsea yet.'
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重要的是我們的狀態
而不是對手的名字
看
跟版名多合啊
不過文章的最後一句肯定是拉老謙虛 XD
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