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Old 15-03-2016, 10:22
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Aye I know. You were too quick for my edit. But you know what I mean.
I understood, just felt like being a w*nker
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Old 15-03-2016, 10:30
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I understood, just felt like being a w*nker
Well, that made me laugh. Cheers.
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Old 15-03-2016, 11:24
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Why? they have been on the same form since this time last year...and this time last year they would have had far more pressure on them to stay up, they survived that.
Because it's rare that any team who wins the title doesn't drop some points in their last few matches on their way to doing so.
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Old 15-03-2016, 11:35
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Spurs coming 2nd would be a great achievement too it shakes up the top four last time Spurs finished top four they had to do a Champions Leauge qualifier and then Chelsea won the CL so 4th never got them into it.

Assuming Leiciester don't win it again next year I would say Spurs could be challenging Man City for the title.
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Old 15-03-2016, 11:36
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Leiciester should also be careful and remember Liverpools season. Top all year and pipped by Man city with a few games to go. At this stage Leiciester would be disappointed with 2nd I would imagine.
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Old 15-03-2016, 11:41
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Leiciester should also be careful and remember Liverpools season. Top all year and pipped by Man city with a few games to go. At this stage Leiciester would be disappointed with 2nd I would imagine.
Liverpool weren't top all year, Chelsea were ahead for most of it but fell away at the end of the season.
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Old 15-03-2016, 11:41
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Leiciester should also be careful and remember Liverpools season. Top all year and pipped by Man city with a few games to go. At this stage Leiciester would be disappointed with 2nd I would imagine.
Except Liverpool weren't top all year that season at all. The leadership swapped a few times.
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Old 15-03-2016, 11:49
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Except Liverpool weren't top all year that season at all. The leadership swapped a few times.
Think they may have been top at Christmas with a game or two more played, and not again until April?

Doesn't really compare with Leicester at all tbh
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Old 15-03-2016, 11:50
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Why? they have been on the same form since this time last year...and this time last year they would have had far more pressure on them to stay up, they survived that.
Completely different kind of pressure, but just as much if not more I'd say. When they were battling relegation most people had long since written them off and didn't expect them to stay up. Now they have the weight of expectation on them, because as we've seen in this thread some people think the title should be a formality for them now. This could be a once in a lifetime deal for Leicester. If players at the big clubs feel pressure in a title-chasing situation than you can be certain they will be too.
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Old 15-03-2016, 11:53
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Liverpool weren't top all year, Chelsea were ahead for most of it but fell away at the end of the season.
Nope, Chelsea weren't ahead for most of it either. All of the top 4 teams that season were leading it at different stages.
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Old 15-03-2016, 12:03
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Win or lose the championship, Leicester have made this into one of the most gripping premier league seasons for neutrals and may have even provided some relief and compensation for many who have been disappointed with their own team's efforts but who enjoy a good, totally unscripted, sporting story.
Absolutely. With Chelsea doing so poorly this would normally have been a season to forget, but I've actually quite enjoyed it in spite of that due to the Leicester story, and my local club Bournemouth who've impressed me too for taking to the Premier League like a duck to water.
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Old 15-03-2016, 12:19
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Nope, Chelsea weren't ahead for most of it either. All of the top 4 teams that season were leading it at different stages.
You're right but Chelsea were quite far ahead at one stage I seem to remember and had a dip near the end of the season.
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Old 15-03-2016, 13:22
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Nope, Chelsea weren't ahead for most of it either. All of the top 4 teams that season were leading it at different stages.
Of all the top four teams that year, I think Arsenal actually spent the most time on top of the league and Man City the least.
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Old 15-03-2016, 13:43
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Absolutely. With Chelsea doing so poorly this would normally have been a season to forget, but I've actually quite enjoyed it in spite of that due to the Leicester story, and my local club Bournemouth who've impressed me too for taking to the Premier League like a duck to water.
I'm glad you've mentioned Bournemouth, who have found scoring goals less problematic than many other newly promoted teams have done over the years, albeit with some naive defending. I doubt they were on many pundits' lists to effectively be safe from relegation this early in the season. The manager has done a very fine job there.
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Old 15-03-2016, 14:11
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This could be a once in a lifetime deal for Leicester. If players at the big clubs feel pressure in a title-chasing situation than you can be certain they will be too.
One of the reasons that Leicester are in the position they are is that when they have had a bad result, they've immediately rebounded from it:

- After losing 5-2 at home to Arsenal, they won eight and drew two of their following ten games
- After losing 1-0 at Liverpool, they went seven games unbeaten
- Since they lost 1-0 at Arsenal, they've won three matches and drawn one

The question is, though, would this added pressure that you mention make it harder for them to just simply move on from a defeat in the way that they have throughout the season if they have one and Spurs and Arsenal get closer as a result?

We've all seen better teams than Leicester lose one match at such a crucial time and fold afterwards; we saw it happen to Liverpool only the season before last.
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Old 15-03-2016, 14:15
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Spurs should win it with their remaining fixtures.
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Old 15-03-2016, 14:48
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We've all seen better teams than Leicester lose one match at such a crucial time and fold afterwards; we saw it happen to Liverpool only the season before last.
Perhaps Liverpool were under far more pressure, the weight of the wait that had lasted for decades and the tangible prospect of waking from the nightmare, while Leicester are living the dream and loving it. Just as there is no real precedent for what Leicester are doing in premier league history, so there is no precedence in their own recent history for folding.
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Old 15-03-2016, 15:25
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Ranieri first target is the europa league then champions league.

It would be oustanding achievement for leicester city as the last time they played in europe it was as a result of league cup wins. This time would be special because it would be as a result of league position

Ranieri keeps his feet on the ground and takes one game at a time. Next game is crystal palace. A tough match in my opinion. But hey what i do i know
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Old 15-03-2016, 15:36
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Perhaps Liverpool were under far more pressure, the weight of the wait that had lasted for decades and the tangible prospect of waking from the nightmare, while Leicester are living the dream and loving it. Just as there is no real precedent for what Leicester are doing in premier league history, so there is no precedence in their own recent history for folding.
Liverpool were deemed to have lost it because they were too generous in defense. Leicester had that problem earlier in the season but have improved sharply in that area to the extend that they have just won three of their last four games one-nil.
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Old 15-03-2016, 17:28
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Ranieri first target is the europa league then champions league.

It would be oustanding achievement for leicester city as the last time they played in europe it was as a result of league cup wins. This time would be special because it would be as a result of league position

Ranieri keeps his feet on the ground and takes one game at a time. Next game is crystal palace. A tough match in my opinion. But hey what i do i know
Anything less that the title from this position would be a massive disappointment for Leicester.
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Old 15-03-2016, 18:47
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Anything less that the title from this position would be a massive disappointment for Leicester.
Agreed. Likely once in a generation opportunity. They would be totally gutted now if they don't do it. (As will many football fans)
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Old 15-03-2016, 20:00
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Maybe Leicester will make the Europa league as that's the new target .

His under expectation tactics have worked a treat wonder when he will finally admit they could be champions
The article you read either got it wrong who you misunderstood but that is next years target.
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Old 15-03-2016, 20:14
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Spurs should win it with their remaining fixtures.
They have more difficult fixtures than Leicester
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Old 15-03-2016, 20:32
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I disagree. Leicester have both Man U and Chelsea, as we do. aside from from those, I don't see why Liverpool, for example, is a harder game for us than Southampton would be for Leicester.
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Old 15-03-2016, 20:39
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I disagree. Leicester have both Man U and Chelsea, as we do. aside from from those, I don't see why Liverpool, for example, is a harder game for us than Southampton would be for Leicester.
In all honesty I think it will come down to which team deals better with the pressure of being so close to winning the title more so than the actual opponents they have to face, if that makes sense.
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