Leicester City: ‘Musa now understands the Premier League’ says Ranieri
By Jake Cursley
Leicester City’s brief record transfer Ahmed Musa now understands the Premier League says boss Claudio Ranieri following the winger’s run of form.
Musa had a tough start to the season following Leicester City’s transfer record breaking £16m signing of the winger.
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A bright start to his foxes career saw him come on as a substitute in Leicester’s International Champions Cup clash with Barcelona, scoring two goals in the process and he unlucky not to win a match-tying penalty in the final minutes.
Things went downhill for the Nigerian however as he struggled to get into Leicester’s starting 11, being kept out of the side by last season’s regular Marc Albrighton.
Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri however has revealed that he had a conversation with Musa, explaining why he was reluctant to place him in the starting line-up.
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"“I want a solid team, I wanted him to understand about the velocity and everything else about English football.”"
Said Ranieri
"“I have watched him improve in training every day, but I needed to be sure he could do something for the team out on the pitch.”"
"“We paid a lot of money for him. He was so, so close to do something good, but he needed to understand the Premier League a bit better.”"
Musa opened his goalscoring account in the league during Leicester’s clash with Crystal Palace at the King Power Stadium during the foxes’ 3 – 1 win.
Just a week later, Musa scored again with Leicester’s only shot on target during their match at White Hart Lane which ended 1 – 1.
"“Now he is doing everything for the team, not only for himself. He now understands the Premier League.”"
"“I spoke with him when he was unhappy about not playing so much. I said ‘Don’t worry, you are very close to playing.'”"
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"“There’s a reason we wanted him, to fit in with our philosophy, He’s very fast, and I saw from watching him at CSKA Moscow he was very strong covering his flank, helping the team. Of course, every player has a different role to play, different movements. Of course, with Musa and Islam Slimani some things were bound to change.”"