seahawk10 Someone else on another forum wrote the following about Leicester:Meanwhile Leicester won another typical Leicester game. By many measures of success (time of possession, shots, shots on goals, saves made by the opposition goalie) the visitors should have won.
If you watch them, they don't have near the talent of most teams in the EPL. Heck, Newcastle is in a relagation battle and in many ways outplayed Leicester while being away. But this game defined them. Pack it in, limit opponents really good chances, and hope for a moment of glory. No team has taken advantages of their chances as much as Leicester has this season who seemingly gets out shot, out cornered, out possessed every game but find that one quirky goal to win.
What is amazing, is this style of play is typical for a team of their overall talents against better clubs. Get 10 men behind the ball, hope for a free kick, breakaway, corner and sneak a win vs. a team pretty much everyones eyes tells them are the better team. It has historically worked a few times and allowed bottom dwellers to beat the Chelsea's, Man U's of the world.
But this is Leicesters entire season. Even against teams lower in the table rarely to they "look" like the better team. But somehow, they keep winning. Any other season I would be rooting for them, but my team Tottenham is in the chase for a title and thus I can't.
To use an analogy more US sports fans may understand- Leicester is the mid major Cinderella who has had a mind blowing run to the final 4.
That's ridiculous right? I haven't started watching them until recently but they certainly don't play pack it in football to my eye. They attack! They have skill with their top players but just not a ton of depth. They have been very lucky with so few injuries but to say they park the bus seems far-fetched.
Am I wrong?
Oh, that's very 05/06, isn't it?
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