performances in the Premier League are not normal, but
feels their rivals do not truly believe they can win the title
this season.
Leicester have defied the odds to challenge the elite in the
top flight this term and a hard-fought 1-0 win at Tottenham
on Wednesday left them level on points with leaders
Arsenal, who possess a superior goal difference.
However, Ranieri feels that, while Leicester's fellow
contenders may talk his side up in public, privately they do
not see them as a genuine threat.
He said: "When I was with a big team and I saw teams like
Leicester, I would also say: 'This team can fight for the title'.
"But it is one thing to say it and another thing to do it. It's
easy to say: 'Yes, Leicester can fight for the title', but I think
they don't believe it.
"Everybody thinks: 'Sooner or later they will slow down'.
"If 'little Leicester' slow down that's normal, but it's not
normal what Leicester are doing.
"Maybe, sooner or later, we will slow down, but now it's
fantastic and now our fans are dreaming.
"They must continue to dream and we must continue to
work hard."
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