If you haven't met Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri yet, you're missing out. Here's a beautiful glimpse into his character and mannerisms from Friday morning's press conference.
Leicester’s manager has the best description for his magical season: ‘Dilly ding, dilly dong’
Claudio Ranieri resorts to using bell-related phrases amid discussing the glee of his team’s remarkable accomplishments this year.
"We are in @ChampionsLeague, man! Dilly ding, dilly dong!"https://t.co/XNFOGaMuew
— Premier League (@premierleague) April 22, 2016
The first 15 seconds or so of that clip are pure comedic nirvana, as the Italian coach uses such classic phrases as “Dilly ding, dilly dong!” and “Blah, blah, blah” to alert the reporters to his team’s happiness to have qualified for the Champions League next season.
This is merely the next step in a line of brilliant expressions from the leader of this year's surprise front-runners for the Premier League title. There's also this piece in the Player's Tribune where he provided a detailed description of the team's visit to a pizza restaurant, and his description of players Jamie Vardy as "a fantastic horse" and N'Golo Kanté as battery-powered.
Apparently even the phrase “dilly ding, dilly dong” has been used before by him:
Here’s to the success of Ranieri, and hoping that he will continue to gift us with moments of comedy gold.
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