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Juventus retain faith in Ranieri

20 Oct 2008 - 08:52:28

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Juventus' chief operating officer, Jean Claude Blanc, has rejected renewed rumours that his club are preparing to part company with coach Claudio Ranieri.

Juve were beaten 2-1 by Napoli at the weekend and are down in 12th place in the Serie A table, having won just twice in seven league games so far this season.

However, Blanc told Sky Italia: "We gave a vote of confidence to our coach once, there is no need to discuss the matter again.

"Ranieri has the full faith of this club. We will carry on and try to improve.

"We know there is work to be done, but we must also analyse the injury situation.

"This is not an excuse, because we are Juventus and should win regardless of handicaps, but it is also true that we have paid a very heavy price for all these fitness problems."