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Aye I know. You were too quick for my edit. But you know what I mean.
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I understood, just felt like being a w*nker
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#578 |
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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.
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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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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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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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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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Except Liverpool weren't top all year that season at all. The leadership swapped a few times.
Doesn't really compare with Leicester at all tbh |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
- 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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Spurs should win it with their remaining fixtures.
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<big snip> 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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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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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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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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Anything less that the title from this position would be a massive disappointment for Leicester.
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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 |
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Spurs should win it with their remaining fixtures.
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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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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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