That’s it! They’ve done it. Following
Tottenham's failure to beat Chelsea on Monday, Leicester City has been crowned
Premier League champions for the first time in their history.
This is a fairy-tale ending to an unbelievable
season. Leicester City was given odds of 5000-1 to win the title by British
bookmakers at the start of the season and back then, no one complained about
the odds. They had only narrowly escaped relegation last season, and many had
tipped them as relegation candidate this season as well. Show what we know
right?
Not only that, Leicester City won the title
by going old-school. This is a football era dominated by ball possession, but manger
Claudio Ranieri has Leicester City going the direct route. Backed by a strong
defence, Ranieri got his team going forward quickly on the counter the moment
they get the ball and the tactics has paid handsome dividends.
Still, I do think this is a one-off thing
for the underdogs. Chances are Leicester City will be back near the bottom next
season. For now though, let’s enjoy this. Let’s enjoy the magic that’s
football.
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