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One aspect that many people forget when discussing Leicester's success is Steve Walsh. Under both Pearson and Ranieri, he has overseen the signings of real qual
by petepete 11y ago
One aspect that many people forget when discussing Leicester's success is Steve Walsh. Under both Pearson and Ranieri, he has overseen the signings of real quality players very (and I mean very) reasonably. N'Golo Kante (£5.6m), Riyad Mahrez (£350k), Stefan Fuchs (free), Jamie Vardy (£1m), Esteban Cambiasso (who left before this season started, but was instrumental in them staying up last year, free), Robert Huth, Danny Drinkwater etc, for next to nothing.
It's a keen eye for a good player, often from foreign leagues or lower divisions where high-quality statistics aren't so easily available, that makes the difference. All of those players listed are worth a fraction of what Manchester City paid for Raheem Sterling (~£50m), and he's barely made an impact.
- branchless 11y agoPearson also signed a lot of very good players at Hull City. I was sad that he left us.