Friday 22 April 2016 21:27, UK
Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri has finally acknowledged that his side can win the Premier League title.
The Foxes go into the final four games of the season knowing that eight points, regardless of other results, will be enough to secure the first top-flight title in the club's history.
Ranieri has always deflected talk of finishing the year on top of the table, even though Leicester have been there for most of the second half of the season.
But finally, with a place in the top four guaranteed, the Italian conceded on Friday that there would be no more talk of simply avoiding relegation, reaching a points target or Europe, which leaves him with just one more thing to concentrate on.
"Hey man, we are in Champions League," Ranieri said. "Dilly ding, dilly dong. Come on. You speak about blah, blah, blah but we are in Champions League. Come on man, fantastic. Terrific."
To cheers from reporters in the press conference, he went on to say: "It is a great achievement. Unbelievable. And now we go straight away to try to win the title. Only this remains.
"I talk to my players. Now is the right moment to push. I believe. Always I believe. I am a positive man. If Tottenham go over us, congratulations. But I prefer to stay five points up.
"I know Mauricio Pochettino is saying 'keep calm'. I wanted 79 points, what we have [73] isn't enough and now we have to fight more."
"I think they [Spurs] win. But also we win. And then...if we win the title, unbelievable."
