Monday 21 March 2016

Here's what Cinderella Leicester need to do to win the Premier League

Here's what Cinderella Leicester need to do to win the Premier League


Another week, another outstanding victory for Leicester City. The Foxes are closing in on their first Premier League title ever, as world soccer's Cinderella tale continues to defy all logic.
On Saturday, Leicester won 1-0 at Crystal Palace and now lead second-place Tottenham by eight points with seven matches to go, with Riyad Mahrez grabbing the lone goal.
Leicester has played 31 league matches this season, winning 19, drawing nine and losing just three times. No team has lost fewer contests than the Foxes, and that, combined with their passion and unity, is why they are at the top.
It's safe to say that if this club actually wins the Premier League, it will be one of the most shocking title-winning seasons we've seen a team ever have. Just last year, the club was sitting in last place in the league in December before finding form late, which has carried into this season.
To win it all, they need 17 points out of the remaining 24, if Tottenham ends up winning out. But teams below, including the Spurs, will likely slip up at some point (Tottenham still has to play Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea), so if Leicester can win four of its remaining seven clashes, that should be enough to do it.
Here's what's left:
April 3: Southampton (H)
April 10: Sunderland (A)
April 17: West Ham (H)
April 24: Swansea (H)
May 1: Manchester United (A)
May 7: Everton (H)
May 15: Chelsea (A)
Leicester will be favored in each one of those matches. Wins should come via Southampton, Sunderland and Swansea, at the least. The final five matches are tough, but United could be out of the race for a Champions League spot by the time they meet, with matches against Manchester City (Sunday), Everton and Tottenham before playing the Foxes. Chelsea and Everton don't have much to play for sitting mid table, so Leicester could benefit from their situation as well.
Each week, everyone seems to wait for the Foxes to drop back down to earth. But this year, Leicester is from another planet and the reality is we are witnesses to one of the wildest, most inspiring sports stories from a soccer team in a long, long time. Can they hold on? Of course they can. Will they? The world, after eight months, expects them to.

LCFC
The Foxes are flyin' high.

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