Monday, April 11, 2016

Leicester City nearing its destiny one match at a time



For the Foxes, man at the helm in every match played is a sort of mission accomplished, with his club being on the verge of making all around history in the English Premier League.

Very well, with their previous campaign, after netting a direct promotion, still the levels of Premiership became too much for the Foxes and almost netted them a return ticket to the ranks of the Championship League once again.

Still the push and hard work paid off for then Manager Nigel Pearson that at the end of the campaign saw his efforts pay off with his club earning a permanency for another season and return to Premiership.

The one minus is that the board at City was not too happy with Pearson and by mutual accord decided to part ways, leaving the Manager spot open it is when this club decided to replace him with a new man at the helm.

After this entire Leicestershire County club announced at the beginning of this campaign the arrival of the Italian to take over at the helm of Leicester City.

Many of the club followers immediately voiced their opinions of disapproval, of why this club gave the helm to a man that already had a fracas in Premiership and could not do anything spectacular in his time at Stamford Bridge.

Meanwhile at King Power Stadium it was business as usual, with a man that had an all-around challenge in turning this club into a contender, that their destinies were to stay put in Premiership and doing it with a series of goals.

Among his first one was to net 40 points and being a way to assure their stay in Premiership, even though he would mentioned about winning the league or reaching any of Europe’s top-notch tournaments.

These would make Rainieri in the entire league circles as a laughing stock and the showers of criticism be heard all across Europe and the world!

Still the way this club campaign started with a bit of a positive twist, with a winning streak that was halted abruptly, many thought that it was the end of the fairy tale start for this club not even being among the favorites in the league and with odds of 5000- 1.

Too early to dream, still this club saw in several players a certain revival in their careers along with newcomers that this club could net to reinforce its ranks in a very modest of ways, as this club is considered a small entity and with a low budget.

The buck did not stop there for the Foxes as their constant see saw between first and second place in a tight race with the London Boys of Arsenal and the always hardened Man City, all campaign long until the end of the first half of league play.

Very well, with several breaks in league play due to World Cup qualifiers, this club settled in the top spots of Premiership with a comfortable lead and looking as an utmost contender in every match played. 

Whoever thought that this miracle was about to happen in this edition of Premiership, that in every campaign it has been a very disputed and contentious in every match played by its squads.

Alongside of dubbing this 2015-16 edition as the David version as many small entities really giving the big guns a run for their money and now we are on the verge of seeing a small club to win its first ever Barclay’s Cup.

After a win thanks to a Vardy double yesterday not only at the Stadium of Light, Leicester City assured itself a Champions League spot for next campaign, not envisioned or planned by its current Manager.

For now, this club and its Boss the Emperor Rainieri are taking it easy with one match at a time and with five left in this campaign the test will be on with West Ham, Man United, Everton, Swansea and Chelsea.

A test of fire that for sure this club can deliver in the clutch and possibly in one or two matches the deal can be seal and delivered to its followers at King Power Stadium. 

Once again, this feat considered a first in this club history and now waiting for the next major hurdle to clear with seven points lead in the overall table, many await the moment to shout in unison at King Power Stadium, “We are the Champions”. 


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