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Claudio Ranieri sends warning to Leicester players as he insists pressure is on big teams
LEICESTER manager Claudio Ranieri has warned his unlikely title favourites: "Don't look down."
Claudio Ranieri has told his Leicester players 'Don't look down' after becoming title favourites
Ranieri has compared the high-riding Foxes - who are five points clear at the top of the Premier League - to mountaineers climbing a peak.
And he fears if they pause for breath and look over their shoulders they might get a touch of the jitters.
"For the first time in their lives they are doing something special," he said. "So, like a climber, it's important not to look down or behind you. You need to look up.
"If you look down, you go 'oohff!' - my God, look where we are!"