Claudio Ranieri has outlined the importance of Monaco
claiming three points at Toulouse this weekend.
Monaco sit second in Ligue 1 but have lost ground on
leaders PSG with a draw and defeat in their last two matches.
Ranieri is aware victory at Toulouse is vital in order to
prevent the defending champions pulling further clear at the summit.
However, Toulouse have not lost a league fixture since
November 24 and the Italian knows his side will have to be at their best if
they are to end that run.
"Everyone is very concentrated on Toulouse and works
well together," said Ranieri. "It will be a very difficult match and
we must win to pick up the pace.
"Toulouse are a well organised team, cover the
spaces well and play very quickly.
"This game is an opportunity for us to recover the
points we lost recently. This is the time to show our determination. "
Ranieri will hope leading scorer Radamel Falcao can end
his run of two months without a league goal, the Colombian having only scored
once in the cup since a draw with Evian on November 8.
Culled from Soccerway
