Last campaign the English
Premier League lived one of its fabulous fairy tales, inspiring of feats, after
one squad considered as an all-around underdog, and modest of squads, at the
end they did the unthinkable. As Leicester City lived one of its most memorable
moments since its inception, suddenly the Lancashire squad lifted one of the coveted
of shields from one of most difficult and contested leagues in the world.
By lifting the Barclay’s
Premier League trophy, after this Lancashire squad showed the world that this
league could be for anyone. For Boss Claudio Ranieri doing the unthinkable and
in disbelief of winning his first ever trophy in his long managerial career as
well taking his squad a year prior to become destined to play in the Championship
League.
It was a feat like no
other, that many still remember it as something extracted from a Hollywood script
or story, as nowadays many journalists whatever squad in the world is doing a
marvelous job in league or tournament, they refer it as the Leicester Miracle.
So far, the bookies
in England are giving Claudio Rainieri squad 6000 to 1 odds to win the league once
again, raising their stakes a bit more, maybe we have another fortunate bloke
that will call himself a gambler.
If I meant all eyes
on the reigning Premiership champions, you are correct, so far many of this
players have been targeted to reinforce many squads as recently the squad lost
N’ Golo Kante to London based Chelsea and now their top recruiter Steve Walsh to
Everton.
Still for Leicester
City are business as usual and its front office already expectant of many offers
for several of its players from various clubs in Premiership and leagues
abroad. One that will really hurt for the
Foxes the most will their architect of recruitment leaving.
That is the story in football
for you, as one Jamie Vardy refused a £20 million offer from Arsenal and stayed
put in City along with Ryad Mahrez and other key players that brought the
magical run to King Power Stadium. Others leave hole in recruitment for Leicester,
but one thing Boss Rainieri he and the squad will prevail.
The Foxes did it but
at what cost and how will all eyes be preying on this squad to monitor its performances
and the way these will be match per match, maybe we can have a miracle or a second charm. Very well, many squads looking
at Drinkwater, Mahrez, Fuchs, Morgan and Albrighton, these have decided to give
it a shoot of a repeat.
Leicester City having
a plan B with new faces in Ron- Robert Zieler- Hannover, Luis Hernandez-
Sporting Gijon, Raul Uche Rubio- Valencia, Nampalys Mendy- Nice and Ahmed Musa-
CSKA Moscow.
So far, City is
making all the necessary moves to as well their preseason looking at prospective
players as Hamza Choudhury looking a bit ambitious and displaying an excellent
game, maybe he can fill the void left by N’ Golo Kante. For sure, City has lots
of labor too, despite Choudhury impressive credentials- still the midfield competition
left open to these Boys in Drinkwater, Mendy, King, Iner and More.
This will not be the
problem as the midfield will see a very heated competition amongst its players,
still the Walsh departure can be really felt as a terrible loss, in need at the
end for Boss Rainieri will get another rabbit out his hat of tricks and appointment
a key player in his place.
For now, the defending
champions will have a very tough challenge ahead not only in Premiership side
but in Champions League strenuous schedule and the performances this squad will
offer intis first ever participation in an event of this magnitude. Not along
the internal competitions of the likes of the FA and Capitol One Cups where
another miracle may surface for the astute Foxes.
As all the attention and
pressure put on the Premier League champions as well, Manager Claudio Ranieri
will have his eleven into full overdrive to attempt to repeat as well maybe he
can turn it into another joyous fairy tale making it into a treble of a campaign.
They did it before
they can do it again, still we do have a very lengthy campaign ahead of us and
one of the most competed in this side of the planet, City can do it again!
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