Moratti: 'Ranieri has my full support'

The Nerazzurri have now gone seven games without a victory in Serie A and rumours abound that Ranieri's days at Appiano Gentile are numbered, with Andre Villas-Boas and Pep Guardiola just two of the men to have been linked with his job in recent weeks. Moratti, though, is calling for an end to the media frenzy, claiming the Roman's position is secure. "It's not easy for a coach to read in the papers every day that there's a new coach coming in to replace him, when in actual fact no contact has been made with any other coach," the Nerazzurri supremo told Sky Sport24. "He's professional, he's getting on with his job, and he has my complete support in this difficult time that he's experiencing and that we're trying to get through this." Moratti admitted that he can understand why Inter fans have become so frustrated of late but moved to dismiss allegations that he is not taking enough of a hands-on approach in terms of resolving the current crisis. "I think it's quite normal [to lash out]. I do it myself if I'm not happy as a supporter to try and work out what is going on," he acknowledged. "All I can say is that I haven't been indifferent or absent as I read somewhere, but quite the opposite, and I am therefore trying to work on a time frame which ensures that things are resolved this year and that we have a project going forward. " Moratti also denied former Inter star Ronaldo's claim that he was offloaded by the club ten years ago after requesting the dismissal of Hector Cuper when the Argentine was coach between 2001 and 2003. "Ronaldo's memory differs slightly from mine, but I'm too fond of him to contradict him," he stated. "It happened somewhat differently, I don't see myself in the hard role that he has depicted of me." Ranieri's Inter will be hoping to get back to winning ways in Friday night's clash with Chievo.