Team Spirit Key For Ranieri

- The Foxes battled to a 1-1 draw at White Hart Lane on Saturday 

- It was City’s first away Premier League point of the season 

It was the togetherness of Leicester City that most pleased manager Claudio Ranieri following Saturday’s Premier League draw against Tottenham Hotspur. 

A first away point of the season came courtesy of a 1-1 draw at White Hart Lane – a game that saw the Foxes show all of their mettle in against a Spurs side that still haven’t lost in the Premier League this term. 

Vincent Janssen gave the hosts the lead from the spot a minute before the break, but City equalised thanks to Ahmed Musa’s second strike for the Club shortly after half-time. 

“I am very pleased with our spirit,” said Ranieri. “So far we showed an individual spirit. Today (Saturday) I saw the old spirit, the team spirit that we had last season. 

“I think we finished thinking about something different and got back together. I don’t want to say we didn’t play with spirit. I say we didn’t play with team spirit. 

“The players always gave their maximum but maybe they ran more than before but not as a team. 

“Today we played as a team again. We drew but also if we had lost I would be happy because when I feel the team I am happy.” 

The draw in London followed back-to-back wins for City and Ranieri was pleased that his side could translate that good form into the game against Spurs. 

“It is good because during this week I told my players I saw our spirit,” the City boss added. “Now I look forward and you have to show on the pitch. It is only words. 

“You have to show what I saw in training. The answer was fantastic. We started well from the beginning. In the bad moment were all together. 

“We tried to win and Spurs tried to win. I think it was a very good match because right until the end the fans didn’t know who could win. This is the magic of the Premier League.”