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I don't follow football, but I'd love to see an analysis of the impact non league games have in terms of time played, injury rate etc. I would assume that club

• colinramsay 11y ago
  This actually raises another great point, which is that Leicester have played fewer games than the teams around them due to not being involved in either the Europa League or the Champions League. They also dumped out of the FA Cup pretty early. Next season's going to be a lot more taxing for them in terms of games played.
• celticninja 11y ago
  You would also need to consider that the top teams tend to have larger squads, so they can rest players without impinging upon their overall quality.
  • colinramsay 11y ago
    Each Premier League team must register a squad of 25 players excluding under-21s, so unless the team's got a lot of really special youngsters the _size_ doesn't matter. What may matter is the strength of that squad. "Bigger" teams can afford to have stronger players on the bench, something that arguably Leicester don't have. However look at their last match in which Vardy was suspended: they won 4-0. They also got Demarai Gray in the January window who has barely played for them but looks to be an excellent talent (and indeed is only 19). That said, there's certainly a bit of fortune in the way their injuries have panned out this season.
    • celticninja 11y ago
      I guess that was what I meant. Man City players that didn't even make the sub's bench any given match day is probably more expensive than the entire Leicester squad.