Roma coach Ranieri happy to be back in England ahead of Spurs test

Roma meet Spurs in the Europa League on Thursday, with former Leicester City boss Ranieri happy to be back in England.

He said: “Returning to England is always something special. We are facing a very good team, they have won 13 of the last 15 in Europe, but we will play our game and we are not afraid.”

On his first days at Roma, Ranieri also said: “Not so much from a tactical point of view, but mainly from a mental point of view. We have to bring out the child inside the players. There are always difficult moments in a man's life.” Sometimes you fall and have to get back up.

“Now we have to get back up. Everyone knows I am a Roma fan, I said I would quit, I quit and only two teams could change my mind, one was Roma. We have to work, my commitment is difficult, but I ask this of my players.”

Asked about his famous Dilly Ding, Dilly Dong approach he used at Leicester, Ranieri laughed: “I have to get out of the bubble of St. Peter (laughs). We have to wake up and give everything. You can't always play. Well, but performance depends on character.

“Then mistakes happen, you are not always at 100%, but what I asked for is the performance. Then we will accept the result. Tottenham have given away four goals to Manchester City, we know that, but we are ready for it .” “