And he says he is more confident now, after seeing his side rattle the crossbar twice against West Brom, than after the thrilling, last-gasp 1-0 win over Norwich City in their previous game.
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“Leicester’s true challenge will be what happens next year when they are in Europe”. Today we were not so lucky but perhaps in the last 10 matches we will be.
Diego Costa scored from a seemingly offside position for what proved the clinching goal for Chelsea, which is in the top half of the standings for the first time since week one of the season – a testament to the turnaround sparked by Hiddink.
The Italian told Sky Sports that he and his players “believe in ourselves” and said: “We must believe until the end, every match is important for us to understand what we can do in our life”.
“Based on their games left, and the points they collected in the reverse fixtures earlier this season, Leicester are going to win the title”, the former midfielder wrote.
“There are teams in the Premier League who have scored less goals than us, so we are not the absolute worst team in these terms”.
“Creating attempts is the most important thing, but we create attempts so I am not anxious”, said Flores, whose side have 29 goals from 28 matches this season.
The Baggies took the lead through Salomon Rondon’s but the league leaders hit back with Danny Drinkwater and Andy King scoring before the break only for Craig Gardner to rescue a draw for the visitors at the King Power Stadium. Just two points separate Leicester from Tottenham with Arsenal falling to five points behind. It’s just perception at times, and people can put whatever slant they want on it.
The Hornets host table-toppers Leicester on Saturday in what is set to be a pivotal match in the race for the Barclays Premier League title.
At the top, Leicester, on 57 points with 10 matches to play, would have opened up a five-point gap with a win but manager Claudio Ranieri was far from despondent despite the two dropped points.
Forest, under the great Brian Clough, shocked the football world in 1978 when, in their first top-flight campaign following promotion, they won what was then the First Division title. They never stop. We’ve done brilliant.
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Meanwhile, Albion’s Chris Brunt will see a specialist on Wednesday to discover the severity of the knee injury he suffered at the weekend.
