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Lot of factors have played a part in Leicester's rise to the top this season. They have played the same group of players for the most part, who have all been in
by ramkarthikk 10y ago
Lot of factors have played a part in Leicester's rise to the top this season. They have played the same group of players for the most part, who have all been in the form of their lives, a really good manager (with good man-management skills), good scouting etc.
One of the factors that most people don't mention but has played a vital part (also one that separates Leicester from Tottenham, who are 2nd right now) is that no PL team parks the bus or plays for a draw against Leicester.
Many teams come into the games against big clubs (including Tottenham) expecting to lose and hence they play defensively hoping to steal a point. This makes it difficult for the big clubs (they are expected to break tight defenses almost every game). But any team that plays against Leicester is expected to play their normal game and try to win it. This helps Leicester in executing their strategy and hit teams on counter. Again, nothing to take away from Leicester here. They deserve to win the title this season. And it makes every sports fan happy.
It will be interesting to see how teams approach Leicester next season.
- toyg 10y agoThat's changed since Christmas, to be honest, and you can see it from results: they had to grind out 1-0 results where before they had scored 2 or more. That's where they've made it: by managing to beat other teams once their game plan became evident and competitors had adjusted.