Claudio Ranieri throughout the course of a season, which earned him the nickname "The Tinkerman" in the British media. In the past, he has also been accused of using "old-fashioned" and overly defensive tactical systems by pundits and other managers, and was criticised for his failure to win a major league title, until he captured the Premier League title with Leicester in 2016. Cagliari Fiorentina Valencia Monaco Leicester City Individual Claudio Ranieri Claudio Ranieri (; born 20 October 1951) is an Italian football manager and former player. He is the manager of Premier League club Fulham. Ranieri began his managerial career in
Claudio Ranieri four seasons, Chelsea improved their points total season on season. The core of the Chelsea team which won two Premier League titles under Mourinho, including John Terry, William Gallas, Wayne Bridge, Claude Makélélé and Frank Lampard were all brought to Chelsea or nurtured by Ranieri. During his final months at Chelsea, Ranieri also identified Didier Drogba and Arjen Robben as players Chelsea should sign, both of whom went on to become key players at the club. Ranieri published in September 2004 a book named "Proud Man Walking" chronicling his last year at Chelsea. All proceeds went to London's Great Ormond