Soccer-What makes Ranieri tick? Chelsea old boys give their views

By Tony Jimenez LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Claudio Ranieri's Leicester City were 5,000-1 outsiders to win the Premier League at the start of the season but, with 13 games left, they hold a five-point lead at the top of the table. Ranieri is sparking a remarkable turnaround in Leicester's fortunes and Reuters has asked three players who worked under him during a previous Premier League stint at Chelsea from 2000-04 to offer an insight into the Italian coach's methods. FORMER NETHERLANDS DEFENDER MARIO MELCHIOT (made 165 appearances for Chelsea between 1999-2004) "A player's fitness is important to Ranieri because he wants to make sure you can handle the game at your best and that you can focus until the end.