Nottmtails published Philippe Montanier may yet shed tinkerman reputation before it...

At Chelsea, more than a decade ago, Claudio Ranieri earned his 'Tinkerman' nickname by being among the first managers to adopt a policy of rotating his team selection; of chopping and changing his side, often seemingly on a whim. Last season, with Leicester City, the Italian masterminded a remarkable success, while taking a very different tack, with the Foxes largely utilising a core group of only 13 or 14 different players for the starting XI. The Tinkerman was no more. Ranieri, instead,...