The novelty of their 5,000-1 triumph is still to wear off, but Leicester are already looking to the future. “We have got that, not just from Manchester United, but from Manchester City and Chelsea too”. We will discuss about Leicester City, Tottenham, And much more. “They did this and I’m very pleased”.
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Claudio Ranieri joined Leicester following the dismissal of Nigel Pearson, but his appointment was met with a mixed reaction among media and supporters.
“I work to be safe, and continue to build a team, anything that happens more, is fantastic”.
Ranieri could hand league debuts to several players on Saturday.
Showing a remarkable refusal to crack under pressure despite their lack of big-match experience, Leicester finished a staggering 10 points clear of second placed Arsenal.
In total, the 19 men now in charge of Premier League clubs – while the permanent Hull City job is vacant – have won 66 trophies. This is one of the factors that he was eager to express when saying that their title hopes were at “6000/1”, an even slimmer chance than the 5000/1 odds that they defeated last season. However they somehow always manage to bounce back with new gems and I think they’ll start this season with a win against a Watford side I believe will be lacking that extra bit of quality.
Speaking at a press conference, Ranieri said: “I’m very happy with the squad. I trust my squad 100 percent”.
Stones could make his debut against Sunderland on Saturday, when Pep Guardiola leads City in a competitive fixture for the first time.
The Manchester rivals have also spent big on the likes of Ilkay Gundogan, Nolito, Leroy Sane (all City), Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Eric Bailly (both United), and both clubs have a summer net transfer spend of over 40% of their annual turnover. Only Manchester United has won more championships than them.
But everything else just seemed to come together for a club that was almost relegated to the Football League Championship a year previously following a poor performance in the EPL. A big clash on the very next day will be awaiting the spectators as Jurgen Klopp’s men will travel to the Emirates to face Arsenal.
In addition, Hull City is the favorite to be relegated as one of the three worst teams at a price of -150 (bet $150 to win $100) followed by Burnley at -110 and Middlesbrough at +150.
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There will be two new managers on show at St Mary’s, where Claude Puel begins his Southampton tenure against Walter Mazzarri’s Watford.
