The Leicester City Thread (merged)

[the_game_161]

Well to be fair, they've recorded a stupid number of 1-0 wins, so it's quite possible that managers have been doing that against them, and just got unlucky.

Most teams are doing this in recent weeks

 

[SonOfIanCheeseman]

Leicester City have Kante and he's the difference, the two guys up front are relentless, the defence shove anyone in box and deal with all crosses, but he is pulling the strings of that side.

 

[SambaStyle]

Haha I get your point but the majority of their outfield players in running positions (not defence) are relatively young:

Albrighton 26
Mahrez 25
Kante 25
Drinkwater 26
Schlupp 23

Although like you indicate its almost suspicious how much some of them have improved:

Simpson
Huth
Morgan
Fuchs
Albrighton
Vardy
Okazaki
and less so Kante, Mahrez and Drinkwater

The first 6 in particular have played nowhere near the level they have done for most of their careers and most are at ages where you wouldn't expect a dramatic improvement. Be interesting if the performances fall off a cliff next year thats for sure. Riyad Mahrez couldn't even get a game last year...now he's player of the year!

blood doping? :P

 

[Silva Citizen]

I am really pleased for Leicester, my wife is from there and my Father in Law is as big a fan as I am City, If it wasn't to be City I would have wanted Leicester.

But I can also see a repeat of 1937 next season.

 

[stony]

 

[steviemc]

Is there any evidence whatsoever that they are cheating? All I have seen is they are fit therefore they must be cheating.
Is there any evidence that they are fitter? What are the stats for km per match? Are they miles different to anyone elses , the most successful team might be a bit better without cheating.

There isn't any evidence, other than sour grapes. Just the odd scientific observation that one or two of them don't seem to look as sweaty when they're interviewed at the end of a match. Obviously that's far more scientific than the fact that to ensure any member of a team of 11 never gets singled out for a random doping test, is equivalent to taking a 1 in 3 chance on every single player, every single day of the season (post-match, during training and at home). :-)

 

[m7mcfc]

I say fair play to them but this made me smile...

 

[dennishasdoneit]

got the balance right and the big teams haven't been at the races. They have two in midfield who run their bollocks off and hardly ever give it away, pace in attack plus a big man waiting to come on if they need him. a back four that does nothing but defend and a decent keeper. Plus luck and lack of injuries.

I think they've basically copied Mourinho's ideals. I don't think Ranieri's come in with any kind of master plan, I think he set them up to be solid and stay in the league and when the wins came and the confidence grew they just kept going and watching all the usual contenders slip up. Ranieri reminds me of when Sven was at City, just keep the players happy and confident and they'll play well.

Plus they haven't come out of nowhere they did win something like 7 out of 8 at the back end of last season, the confidence they must have taken out of that having been bottom.

they have come out of nowhere.
last season they were bottom of the league til april.
then they won 6 games on the bounce.out of nowhere.
then a new manager comes in,out of nowhere,and they win all there games.football does not work like that.
perhaps i,m getting old...and slowing down.like vardy.

 

[goatinho]

There isn't any evidence, other than sour grapes. Just the odd scientific observation that one or two of them don't seem to look as sweaty when they're interviewed at the end of a match. Obviously that's far more scientific than the fact that to ensure any member of a team of 11 never gets singled out for a random doping test, is equivalent to taking a 1 in 3 chance on every single player, every single day of the season (post-match, during training and at home). :-)

well.......there was 3 websites that i read and video evidence of a "doctor" saying he had prescribed PED's to certain players and stats that backed up the rumours about the whole thing and not to mention the inside trader betting. but they have all mysteriuosly vanished now. it opened my eyes anyway.

 

[JPAMCR]

well.......there was 3 websites that i read and video evidence of a "doctor" saying he had prescribed PED's to certain players and stats that backed up the rumours about the whole thing and not to mention the inside trader betting. but they have all mysteriuosly vanished now. it opened my eyes anyway.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/20...e-stars-given-banned-drugs-by-british-doctor/