The Amazing Leicester City Story Continues!

Leicester City F.C. continued their super dream run as they marched past apparently the "bigger" club  Manchester City. Foxes overwhelmed the mighty Manchester club in their home ground, who spent more than twice the total market value of their opponents in the summer transfer window and still struggled to find the back of net with ball until 87th minute, when the Argentine striker Sergio Aguero bagged a consolation goal for his club. Leicester City grabbed the lead early in the game when the tall defender Robert Huth scored from short range, fed from a free kick by Riyad Mahrez. Manchester City  fans felt as if they had a deja vu when Foxes scored again in the starting minutes of second half. This time, it was Riyad Mahrez, who did a step-over and slotted the ball in the near corner as Joe Hart was stood between the bars helpless, just like rest of his team mates. Huth scored again with a brilliant header and everyone who witnessed the goal, could not believe the scoreline as last season when these two teams played each other the Manchester club topped the league table and Leicester was at the bottom. While every neutral fan, who expected this fixture to be an exciting contest, was left disappointed with the lackluster performance from the two time premier league champions as the final score was Manchester City 1-3 Leicester City.  

 Mahrez: The man behind LCFC's success

Now, there is a question in every premier league fan's head : "Is any other club big enough to deny the foxes their league title this year ?" . 

Probably not!  

 

Ever since the beginning of the current season, Leicester City has played like a champion and there are just two fixtures when they didn't collect any points. Foxes have displayed a brand of attacking football, which was long lost in this era of premier league. An era, where success was equated to the amount spent in the transfer window. Last two season winners, both Chelsea and Manchester City have virtually unlimited resources and are second to none when it comes to big money signings.

This ain't no dream Fox

Leicester City is now 5 points ahead of its closest rival the  North London club Tottenham Hotspurs and are expected to maintain that gap till the end of the season as next weekend they travel to Emirates Stadium after which they have comparatively easier fixtures. So if they can maintain their current form, nothing can stop Manager Claudio Ranieri's side to claim the English Premier League title. 

Coming this close to their ultimate prize and glory, they cannot afford to get complacent and slip down the league table. Personally I would like to bet my money on them and wish, they win the league title this season. 

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Leicester City have got that special something !

Ever since returning to the first flight English football, Leicester City F.C. has shown something that has been lacking in the premier league for a long time now. Something that premier league flaunted during the Arsenal's unbeaten season , Manchester United treble winning season, Liverpool conquering Europe and the time when the UCL final was played between two English teams. EPL boasted of being the best football league in the world because it had something, something which was the accurate mixture of beautiful football, strategy, desire to win, taking risks, youth development and marquee signings, and most importantly respect for the amazing sport itself.

In recent times we saw Chelsea winning the old prestigious UCL trophy but by deploying extremely defensive tactics, Manchester City getting taste of some success in league just by spending money, Arsenal sticking to the concept of beautiful football but unable to make an impact, Manchester United completely lost the plot after the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson. Something was missing.

Jumping  into  the scene: 21 September 2014, Leicester City F.C. went on to produce one of the greatest comebacks in Premier League history to beat Manchester United 5–3 at the King Power Stadium after coming back from 3–1 down with 30 minutes left to score four goals. They also made Premier League history by becoming the first team to beat United from a two-goal deficit since its launch in 1992.The club made an exceptional start to the season 2015-2-16. Striker Jamie Vardy scored 13 goals over 11 consecutive games from August to November, breaking Ruud van Nistelrooy's Premier League record of scoring in 10 consecutive games. By 5 December 2015, they were two points clear at the top of the Premier League and were the Premier League's leading goalscorers. On 14 December, Leicester defeated defending champions Chelsea 2-1 at the King Power Stadium, with goals from Vardy and Riyad Mahrez. On 19 December, Mahrez scored two penalties as Leicester defeated Everton 2-3 away at Goodison Park. These were Mahrez's 12th and 13th league goals of the season, and the result meant Leicester would top the Premier League on Christmas Day.

On 30th December LCFC played EPL giant Manchester City. Scores were level at 0-0. Then at 70 minutes mark they brought in Ulloa (forward) in place of Drinkwater (midfielder), going for 3 points instead of 1. How many of us can think that? A team that was promoted last season went on to lock horns with the mighty Manchester Ctiy. This was "something". The desire to win with the courage of taking risks. Playing the amazing game as if there's nothing to loose. Giving 100 percent to every game. Ain't this something ?

I think that's how EPL teams are supposed to play and it was missed in past few years. No matter at what position LCFC finish, they have got my respect and of millions more across the globe.
So what's next for them ? Is it Europe calling for LCFC ?