Ranieri: I’ll get angry with my players if I have to!

New Fulham manager Claudio Ranieri insists he will have no trouble getting angry with his players as he looks to guide them to Premier League survival.

The 67-year-old replaced Slavisa Jokanovic with the Whites struggling at the foot of the table.

It is Ranieri’s first job in England since his titlewinning spell in charge of Leicester ended with the sack in February 2017.

Ranieri is well known for his friendly demeanour when speaking to the media and interacting with supporters.

But, ahead of his first game in charge against fellow strugglers Southampton today, the Italian revealed he can lose his temper if needs be.

“Don’t look at me here, with the smiling,” he said, when asked if he is capable of dishing out rollickings to his players.

“In the dressing room, I am different. It depends what happens. Sometimes I could take this table and flip it in the air.

“Sometimes I enjoy, sometimes I am very strong. My players know me. My players know me very well.”

After revealing he had flipped a table when he was particularly upset during a match as Chelsea boss, Ranieri seems to be approaching his latest post by putting his arm around his players.

“With them? No. With these players, no. Not yet. Not yet,” he said.