Vardy denies rift with axed Ranieri

AFP, LONDON: Jamie Vardy has slammed claims a breakdown in his relationship with Claudio Ranieri played a key role in the Leicester manager's shock sacking.
Ranieri was dismissed by Leicester's Thai owners on Thursday, less than a year after masterminding his team's fairytale Premier League title triumph.
The Italian's exit was widely suggested to have been linked to him losing the support of senior Leicester players including Vardy.
Vardy has been a shadow of the player whose goals and work ethic played such a big role in Leicester's success and it was claimed he may have told the club's owners that relegation was possible if Ranieri stayed.
But, just hours after Leicester dropped into the relegation zone on Saturday ahead of their clash with Liverpool on Monday, England striker Vardy took to Instagram to defend himself.
“I must have written and deleted my words to this post a stupid amount of times. I owed Claudio to find the right and appropriate words. Claudio has and always will have my complete respect,” he wrote.

Vardy denies rift with axed Ranieri

AFP, LONDON: Jamie Vardy has slammed claims a breakdown in his relationship with Claudio Ranieri played a key role in the Leicester managers shock sacking. Ranieri was dismissed by Leicesters Thai owners on Thursday, less than a year after masterminding his teams fairytale Premier League title triumph. The Italians exit was widely suggested to have been linked to him losing the support of senior Leicester players including Vardy. Vardy has been a shadow of the player whose goals and work ethic played such a big role in Leicesters success and it was claimed he may have told the clubs owners that relegation was possible if Ranieri stayed. But, just hours after Leicester dropped into the relegation zone on Saturday ahead of their clash with Liverpool on Monday, England striker Vardy took to Instagram to defend himself. I must have written and deleted my words to this post a stupid amount of times. I owed Claudio to find the right and appropriate words. Claudio has and always will have my complete respect, he wrote.