A RAN PLAN TO END WOE ON THE ROAD
LEICESTER boss Claudio Ranieri is ready to offer his squad another reward to lift their away form.
The champions are yet to win away in the Premier League this season, having earned a first domestic victory on the road with a 2-1 FA Cup win at Everton earlier this month.
They beat Club Brugge 3-0 in the Champions League in September but their last away league triumph was a 2-0 win at Sunderland in April.
Last season Ranieri (right) promised pizza to his squad after they failed to keep a clean sheet until October.
And he is preparing another incentive ahead of this afternoon’s trip to Southampton.
The Italian said: “Last season we won so many away, this season no – but we will.
“So far we’ve only won in the Champions League and FA Cup away from home and now we must change our mood.
“Sometimes you have to change something when something is wrong – now we’re ready to fight ADRIAN STILES again like we did all last season.
“I watch my players and see them focused and concentrated. We forgot about the title, forgot everything. Now we’re very focused on fighting for 40 points.
“I’ll ask them if they want pizza or something more for the clean sheet. It would be fantastic to have four or five clean sheets in a row.
“I’ll speak to the players now and ask what they want that’s nice.” The champions have lost seven and drawn three of their 10 away games before their match at St Mary’s, with Ranieri wary of the Saints.
He added: “They are a good team, they keep possession well and move the ball quickly. We must concentrate and be aggressive.”
Ranieri is without Riyad Mahrez and Islam Slimani – on African Nations Cup duty – while Leonardo Ulloa, who handed in a transfer request this week, has a thigh problem.