New Fulham boss Claudio Ranieri has said he will make his side ‘play like Italians’ in a bid to plug the leaking defence at Craven Cottage.
Ranieri, a Premier League title winner with Leicester City, took charge at Fulham earlier this week, following the sacking of promotion-winning manager Slavisa Jokanovic.
The Italian takes over a side full of attacking talent in the form of Ryan Sessegnon, Andre Schurrle and Aleksandar Mitrović but must shore up the Cottagers’ thread-bare defence that has already conceded 31 goals in 12 Premier League games, winning just once.
“We have to work hard,” said the former Juventus, Roma and Inter boss at his official unveiling (via Football Italia).
“There will be a lot of battles. It is important to be ready together – the club, the players, the fans, all together. They have to support us in the bad moments. This is a bad moment. Fulham concede a lot of goals.
“I am an Italian manager and for us Italians, it is important to maintain a clean sheet.”
Ranieri has observed that Fulham haven’t played particularly bad this season but that their defensive problems are causing problems when it comes to securing results.
The 67-year-old added that he would rather the team ‘play worse and win’ than keep playing pretty and losing.
He continued: “I hope we can play well but if we play well and lose the match, it is a big problem.
“Fulham played so well against Manchester City, for example, and lost. They played so well against Liverpool, and lost the match.
“I hope to play worse than in these two matches and win the match. That is most important.”
Ranieri’s first game in charge of Fulham comes against Southampton at Craven Cottage after the international break. Fulham have lost their last three games against the Saints without scoring a goal.
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