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- Updated: August 10, 2016
Claudio Ranieri is threatening to resurrect the ‘Tinkerman’ as he plots a ‘Plan B’ to outwit Leicester’s Premier League title rivals.
The Foxes stunned football in May by winning a first English league championship in their 132-year history, defying odds of 5000-1 in the process.
Ranieri knows the kind of money spent by both Manchester clubs, Chelsea and others in the close season “can’t permit” successive poor title challenges from their rivals.
But the Italian, who has 30 years coaching experience and earned his famous nickname for his tactical tweaks during a spell at Chelsea, is already plotting ways Leicester can hold off rivals who will be wiser to their approach.
Speaking to Sky Sports News HQ at Wednesday’s Premier League launch, Ranieri, who has signed a new long-term deal, said: “We’ll defend very strongly our trophy but I think there are big teams now who last season, I don’t why, made mistakes.
“Now they have to win because they are used to winning and have spent a lot of money. …
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