Few weeks ago, I wrote a post why I think Leicester city may win the league. Well they did it!!! Leicester city fc were confirm as the champions of the English premier league. A feat that surprise many football fans and pundits all over the world. A team that only last season were fighting to avoid relegation or should we say barely escaped relegation. They did not even spend money as some of the heavyweight in the premier league did. They only significant change in the club was the appointment of Claudio Ranieri as the manager of the club and he did very well with the club and they went ahead to achieve this incredible feat.
Some may say Leicester city don’t deserve to win the title or that they were lucky to win it given that the big clubs and tittle favorites all slip up and were inconsistent throughout the season. Whichever one you want to believe, one thing is quite clear; there are many reasons why the fox are champions of England. I will try and point out some of the obvious reasons here:
The appointment of Claudio Ranieri
Well this is not the first time ranieri will be managing an English team. He did manage Chelsea some years back and honestly he wasn’t cut out for that job. He has managed clubs in different leagues in Europe and even national teams and fail woefully. But ever since the Italian took charge as manager of Leicester city, their game change, I don’t know if the manager wanted to proof that he can do it in English football or that he wanted to show the English fans especially Chelsea fans that he has what it takes to be champion. His team was playing an entertaining and a high pressing football. His tactics were top notch and he balances defense with attack.
Good and quality players
A good player doesn’t necessarily have to cost a fortune as Leicester city prove. Before this season, nobody knew most of their players that much. personally I only knew a few of them, players like Kante, ollia, and the rest are strange names to me. But their performance this season is nothing short of brilliant. The players were very hungry to win. They also have players like Jami Vardy, Mahrez, Drinkwater and the rest who outstanding all through the season.
The big clubs all mess up
Well this was one very hard season to predict, I mean the big teams like Chelsea, arsenal, Manchester united, Manchester city were all inconsistent and were dropping points like bombs been drop from a fighter jet. This prove costly for them as small club like Leicester city who were place at 200/1 odds to win the league by bookmakers took advantage of the big clubs inconsistency to climb up the premier league table and won the league for the first time in the clubs existence.
They were consistent
While the big clubs were well not consistent and busy dropping points through the cause of the season, Leicester city were playing with so much consistency that it was very difficult to beat them. They only suffered three defeats all through the season, two in the hands of arsenal and one from Liverpool. Even in games were we thought they will either lose or draw, they somehow manage to pull a win and claim all three points. They even won games that look like they will end in a goalless draw, by winning it in the dying minutes of the game by a lone goal, typical characteristics of potential tittle winning sides in the premier league over the years.
They believed
Well it is no secret that everything one tend to achieve in life starts with the believe that one can achieve it. The Leicester city players believed that they can win the league, their manager believed they can and their fans too. It was these believe that guide them into each game they play. They play with the believe that they can win the game and they keep on believing still they finally achieve their goal.
I think these are some of the reasons why Leicester city won the English premier league. Feel free to add yours in the comment section.
We all here at football gist congratulate Leicester city fc on this great achievement.
Some may say Leicester city don’t deserve to win the title or that they were lucky to win it given that the big clubs and tittle favorites all slip up and were inconsistent throughout the season. Whichever one you want to believe, one thing is quite clear; there are many reasons why the fox are champions of England. I will try and point out some of the obvious reasons here:
The appointment of Claudio Ranieri
Well this is not the first time ranieri will be managing an English team. He did manage Chelsea some years back and honestly he wasn’t cut out for that job. He has managed clubs in different leagues in Europe and even national teams and fail woefully. But ever since the Italian took charge as manager of Leicester city, their game change, I don’t know if the manager wanted to proof that he can do it in English football or that he wanted to show the English fans especially Chelsea fans that he has what it takes to be champion. His team was playing an entertaining and a high pressing football. His tactics were top notch and he balances defense with attack.
Good and quality players
A good player doesn’t necessarily have to cost a fortune as Leicester city prove. Before this season, nobody knew most of their players that much. personally I only knew a few of them, players like Kante, ollia, and the rest are strange names to me. But their performance this season is nothing short of brilliant. The players were very hungry to win. They also have players like Jami Vardy, Mahrez, Drinkwater and the rest who outstanding all through the season.
The big clubs all mess up
Well this was one very hard season to predict, I mean the big teams like Chelsea, arsenal, Manchester united, Manchester city were all inconsistent and were dropping points like bombs been drop from a fighter jet. This prove costly for them as small club like Leicester city who were place at 200/1 odds to win the league by bookmakers took advantage of the big clubs inconsistency to climb up the premier league table and won the league for the first time in the clubs existence.
They were consistent
While the big clubs were well not consistent and busy dropping points through the cause of the season, Leicester city were playing with so much consistency that it was very difficult to beat them. They only suffered three defeats all through the season, two in the hands of arsenal and one from Liverpool. Even in games were we thought they will either lose or draw, they somehow manage to pull a win and claim all three points. They even won games that look like they will end in a goalless draw, by winning it in the dying minutes of the game by a lone goal, typical characteristics of potential tittle winning sides in the premier league over the years.
They believed
Well it is no secret that everything one tend to achieve in life starts with the believe that one can achieve it. The Leicester city players believed that they can win the league, their manager believed they can and their fans too. It was these believe that guide them into each game they play. They play with the believe that they can win the game and they keep on believing still they finally achieve their goal.
I think these are some of the reasons why Leicester city won the English premier league. Feel free to add yours in the comment section.
We all here at football gist congratulate Leicester city fc on this great achievement.
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