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Robert Huth insists that Claudio Ranieri has changed since his time at Chelsea, and is more relaxed despite closing in on the Premier League title.The German defender worked with Ranieri at the beginning of his career, and has played a pivotal role in helping the Foxes sit on the verge of an incredible maiden top flight title in a second stint alongside the Italian boss.Leicester travel to Sunderland for the first installment of Super Sunday, knowing victory will open up a ten-point gap at the top of the table. Despite so much being at stake, Huth, in an exclusive interview with Sky Sports News HQ, believes that Ranieri is taking it all in his stride, in contrast to his demeanour under the scrutiny of Roman Abramovich at Chelsea.He has changed quite a lot, in my opinion, Huth said. He is much more relaxed. Ive never seen him laugh so much.At Chelsea, with Abramovich coming in, with all the finances changing, the pressure went to focusing on winning titles immediately.Everything was a lot more intense, even him as a person. Here it is not the opposite, but it is relaxed. Maybe it is something he has learned through age. I was much more intense when I was younger. Huth and Wes Morgan have formed a formidable pairing Not even the most optimistic of Foxes fans could have foreseen the events that have unfolded at the King Power Stadium this season.Huth shares the sentiment, but is adamant the attitude of the players has remained the same since day one.Our daily routine is the same, our match-day routine is the same, and obviously people are getting more excited the closer we get to the finish line, Huth said.From our point of view, we are as relaxed and as focused as we were against Sunderland on the first day of the season many, many months ago.We are not more nervous, or less nervous, we are the same flat line, doing our job. Claudio Ranieri is calmer these days, says Huth The aim at the start of the season was to stay up. The first meeting with the boss he made it clear that we need to be safe, whether that be 38 or 40 points. That was our focus from day one.There was no talk of the top ten, we just focused on staying up, and then we would go from there. We reached 40 points around Christmas, he added.After that, people would say that wed lose focus on what we do, and we did have a bit of a wobble around New Year, apart from that we have been just getting on with it, doing exactly what we have done from the first game of the season.We are going to fight for each other and give everything we have got. Get a Sky Sports Day Pass Dont miss Sunderland v Leicester. Watch live on NOW TV for ￡6.99. No contractAlso See:1-0 to the champions?Premier League questionsMarcus Sorensen Jersey . Thats about all he can do right now, so hes trying not to think about when he might be able to play again for the Los Angeles Lakers. Evander Kane Sharks Jersey . -- Gus Malzahn finally had his day in Fayetteville. http://www.officialsharksnhlshop.com/erik-karlsson-jersey/ . 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But Emery did not face even a disciplinary hearing with NHL senior vice president of player safety Brendan Shanahan because rules 46.SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- With Drew Brees big arm, a 1-2 running punch in Mark Ingram and Tim Hightower and all of those capable receiving targets, the New Orleans Saints suddenly are looking like a legitimate contender again.Forget that 0-3 start. Brees still has big plans for this bunch.He threw a pair of touchdown passes to Michael Thomas and another to Ingram, who also ran for a 75-yard score a week after being benched as the Saints beat the lowly San Francisco 49ers 41-23 on Sunday.I want to win. I want to win a championship. I want to see this team come together and do something special, Brees said. Weve won four out of five and weve really grown over the last five weeks. Im excited about the second half of the season. Here we are, halfway through 4-4 again. I feel like our best is yet to come. Weve got some momentum now.Ingram, replaced by Hightower during last Sundays 25-20 win against Seattle after fumbling for a second straight game, scored his second straight TD for the Saints on a career-long run to answer immediately after DuJuan Harris caught a 47-yard touchdown pass from Colin Kaepernick. Ingrams run also was the second-longest in Saints history and he wound up with 158 yards rushing as San Francisco allowed an opposing 100-yard runner for the seventh straight game.Afterward, Hightower made sure to find Ingram with some kind words.To see him respond the way he did, Im proud of him, Hightower said. Thats not easy to do.The Saints (4-4) have grabbed back some momentum and returned to the race in the NFC South. They won for the fourth time in five games following an 0-3 start and eighth in the last 10 regular-season meetings with San Francisco.Brees dazzled in his debut game at Levis Stadium, where Fire Baalke signs showed up on cars and in the stands in reference to the beleaguered 49ers general manager. The QB completed 28 of 39 passes for 323 yards in the Saints first trip to San Franciscos home field since a 36-32 loss in the divisional playoffs after the 2011 season.Brees now has 449 career touchdown passes, leaving him one shy of becoming the third player to throw for 450 TDs. Peyton Manning (539) and Hall of Famer Brett Favre (508) are the others.Kaepernick also threw a 65-yard touchdown pass to Vance McDonald just before halftime, when New Orleans led 31-20. In Kaepernicks third game back as starter, he had his best game yet: He became the 15th player inn franchise history to rush for 2,000 yards and went 24 of 39 for 398 yards passing -- second most yards of his career.ddddddddddddToday was a step in the right direction, Kaepernick said.But the Niners (1-7) didnt have nearly enough to avoid their seventh straight loss since shutting out the Rams to start the year.Hightower, who became the Saints first 100-yard rusher of the season last week against Seattle, ran for a 4-yard touchdown in the first to put his team ahead for good. Craig Robertsons interception of a pass by Kaepernick and return of 29 yards just four plays later set up Brees 1-yard touchdown pass to Thomas .Phil Dawson kicked field goals of 49, 48 and 46 yards for San Francisco.STEADY BREESBrees added more notables to his remarkable resume: He has 55 career games passing for at least 300 yards while throwing three touchdown passes, most in NFL history. Also, he didnt have an interception Sunday, becoming the first player in league history with 30 career games recording 300 yards passing, three TDs and no interceptions.STUPENDOUS STUPARFormer 49ers linebacker Nate Stupar forced Mike Davis fumble and recovered it early in the third quarter, the second straight big game for the journeyman in his fourth NFL season.Last week, he intercepted a pass by Russell Wilson.BIG-PLAY TOUCHDOWNSBreakdowns for both defenses led to the high-scoring, offensive day. The first half accounted for 663 of total offense combined -- 484 yards passing by Brees and Kaepernick together -- and 1,057 in all once the game was over.The teams came into the game as two of the leagues worst defenses, San Francisco at No. 30 and New Orleans 28th.HOLDING, TIMES THREEJust before halftime, 49ers defenders Eric Reid, Keith Reaser and Jimmie Ward were flagged for simultaneous, intentional holding penalties against a trio of receivers to keep the Saints targets from getting open in the end zone. New Orleans had only one more chance and settled for Wil Lutzs 26-yard field goal as time expired.San Francisco was penalized four times early, too -- two on its first defensive series and two more on its initial offensive possession that had the Niners settling for Phil Dawsons 49-yard field goal.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '