CLAUDIO RANIERI called it “crazy” after his flying Foxes guaranteed they will be top of the Premier League this Christmas.
But the wily Leicester boss insists he is not crazy enough to start talking about the title.
Two penalties from Riyad Mahrez and the winner from Shinji Okazaki produced a 3–2 victory at Goodison.
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It was Leicester’s seventh win in nine with the other two drawn.
But Ranieri said: “Being at the top at Christmas means nothing.
“It just means that we are in a good run of form and I will not think about the title until April — if we are still up there with two games to go.
“Football is crazy. If it is crazy in this way, I am very happy and I am very happy that we beat such a good team as Everton.”
The Italian intends to have a Christmas dinner of turkey — “no lasagne, too heavy”. He added: “I thought some of our performances were fantastic.”
His opposite number Roberto Martinez had far less Christmas cheer about him.
He said: “In the second half we showed a lack of urgency that hurt us.”
Prem top scorer Jamie Vardy limped off near the end but Ranieri has no worries about the 15-goal hit-man. He said: “He was just tired — there is no real problem.”
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