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Claudio Ranieri concerned by Leicester City's away performances

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Claudio Ranieri is at a loss to explain Leicester City's away form this season after the champions were easily defeated by Chelsea.

Leicester's four games away from the King Power Stadium this season are yet to see them muster a single point and they have a minus-10 goal difference on the road after the 3-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge.

Ranieri was quick to praise his team with regularity last season, famously providing his players with pizza for keeping one of their clean sheets, but he says they are now going to have to get used to dealing with his criticism.

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"The body language is not good. Last season, I didn't see this body language. We have to react. I want positive men," Ranieri said.

"It is not the energy of the power, but the energy of the mentality.

"It's not pizza, it's not beer. You have to be used to play in the Champions League or [Europa] League and then you take your training sessions.

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The Guardian's Stuart James told the Sunday Supplement that it's clear Leicester are missing N'Golo Kante

"When we play away we are not competitive, it's very strange. Last season we were so solid, so strong, so concentrated, very, very hungry and now we have to change our mind.

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"Last season we were not in this world, we were out of this world. And now we come back into the world and we have to react.

"What happened last season is something... it's not possible, it's crazy. Now we are normal. We are the normal Leicester, who have to fight."

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