[ESPNsoccernet] Ranieri scuppered Angulo deal
Claudio Ranieri has revealed how he helped to scupper Miguel Angel Angulo's move to Arsenal at the last minute.
Ranieri was unable to get the better of Gunners boss Arsene Wenger on the pitch when he was manager of Chelsea, with the Stamford Bridge club finishing second behind their London rivals in the Premiership last season.
But Ranieri, who returned to former club Valencia after being replaced by Jose Mourinho this summer, was able to gain a swift revenge of sorts by persuading Angulo to pull the plug on a 」3.4million move to Highbury that was all but completed.
He told the Press Association: 'He went to London but he was thinking `is it right or is it wrong, I don't know?'
'I said `look Miguel, it is important to decide with your heart'. He went to London and realised it was very hard to lose all the family in Valencia.
'He has been working here since 1995 so it was very hard for him.
'At the very last minute he called me after our match with Villarreal and asked if I would be happy if he came back.
'I said `of course! Come back for me, you are like a son'. Now he has a new contract for another four years after this season.
'Angulo is a good player that I have known for a long time. I remember a time when I changed on the pitch Angulo and Romario - that's how long ago it was.
'He was 20 years old at the time. He is a good footballer and a great man and it is important for me that Miguel Angel Angulo is with me here in Valencia.'
Ranieri also revealed that he no longer paid much attention to events at Stamford Bridge.
He said: 'I watched the last 20 minutes against Manchester United. I know they are top of the league and that is important.
'It was important to start well but I also think Manchester United will develop something more. They need to recover all their players.
'With Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal there will be a big fight for the title.'
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拉涅利破坏了安古洛的转会
克罗迪奥・拉涅利近日透露,米歇尔・安赫尔・安古洛转会阿森纳一事在最后时刻搁浅,与他有直接的关系。
在切尔西执教期间,拉涅利在场上的表现一直不如枪手主帅阿尔塞纳・温格。在上个赛季的英超联赛中,这家位于斯坦福桥的俱乐部落后同城对手位列第二。
在今年夏天被何塞・穆里尼奥取代后,拉涅利回到了他的老东家——巴伦西亚。在这里他很快就获得了报仇的机会,那就是说服安古洛突然放弃以340万英镑的身价转会海布里。
拉涅利向媒体透露,“安古洛去伦敦后一直在犹豫,不知道自己的决定是对还是错。这时候我对他说:‘嘿,米歇尔!用你的心来做决定,这一点很重要’,之后他意识到离开远在巴伦西亚的家人对他来说是一件很困难的事。因为他从1995年起就效力于巴伦西亚,所以对他来说这太难了。”
“在我们和比利亚雷尔的比赛结束后,安古洛在即将转会之前给我打了电话,问我是不是欢迎他回来。我说:‘当然,看在我的份上,回来吧!对我来说,你就像儿子一样。’而现在,他会在本赛季结束后拥有一份为期四年的新合同。”
“安古洛是名好球员,我在很久以前就知道这一点。我记得有一次我在场上用他替下了罗马里奥,可见这都已经是陈年烂芝麻的事了,当时他还只有20岁。他既是一个好球员,也是一个好男人。他能和我一起留在巴伦西亚,对我来说非常重要。”
拉涅利还表示,他已经不再那么关注发生在斯坦福桥的一切了。
他说:“我看了他们对曼联那场比赛的最后20分钟,我也知道他们现在排名英超榜首,这对于他们来说很重要。良好的开局很关键,但我同样相信曼联会追赶上来,他们现在需要的是让所有球员恢复健康。有了曼联、切尔西和阿森纳,英超冠军的争夺将异常激烈。”
[2 September 2004]
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