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KENYON GIVES RANIERI BACKING
Monday 22nd March 2004
Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon has spoken out in a bid to quell
speculation about the future of manager Claudio Ranieri.
The Italian's future has been the subject of mounting speculation with
many convinced he would be sacked in the summer, whether he was successful
this season or not.
England coach Sven Goran Eriksson and Bayern Munich coach Ottmar Hitzfeld
have both been strongly linked with replacing Ranieri who has called on
Kenyon and billionaire owner Roman Abramovich to break their silence - and
Kenyon has answered the former Valencia boss' calls.
Kenyon said: "This wave of unprecedented and continuous media speculation
about Claudio's future and false links to other managers is unhelpful to our
manager and the players in the build-up to an important match in the (UEFA)
Champions League.
"We will not add to this speculation by responding and only wish to
reiterate that Claudio Ranieri has over three years to run on his contract.
"We are at an exciting stage of the season where we stand second in the
Premiership and have the chance to advance to the semi-finals of the
Champions League.
"It is important that we all work closely together to maintain our
momentum and challenge for honours at the highest level."
Ranieri had earlier told Sky Sports News: "For me everything is rubbish,
I don't believe it - but of course the club should say something if I'm under
pressure.
"But I want to say the club should say 'this is all rubbish, continue to
work' - not for me but for the players, for all of their sacrifices."
Having spent more than ￡120 million of Abramovich's millions in a spree
unprecedented in world football, the pressure is on the Italian to deliver.
But with Chelsea in the last eight of the Champions League and in second
place as Arsenal's only challengers in The Premiership, Ranieri could be
judged to be on his way to the success craved by his Russian sponsor.
The former Fiorentina boss said: "Speculation is not good and I don't
understand why, at this moment, when Chelsea are second in the league and
there is a quarter final that there is this speculation.
"Not for Ranieri, the journalists have been killing Ranieri for a long
time.
"But now, why? There is a different strategy. I don't know why they want
to kill, not Ranieri, they want to kill the whole season.
"I think the club could say something to defend the coach and the
players."
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