The defeat meant Leicester – who lost just three league games last season – became the first Premier League champion to lose the first match of their title defence.
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According to local media Saturday, among the crowd Saturday afternoon at the KCOM Stadium were representatives from a Chinese consortium, headed by billionaire business woman Hawken Xi Liu and her brother Dai Yongge.
“We stick together as a unit -we don’t let what people are saying about us affect us”.
“I thought the players had it in them to produce something but all credit to the football players because they showed a lot of the determination”, the former Manchester United assistant said.
Leicester were starting life without N’Golo Kante, who has joined Chelsea, and were also without the suspended Robert Huth. But the team is always stronger than the individuals.
“They [Hull] played better. Our commitment was incredible but it was individual, not as a team”, he said.
“Last season we made something unforgettable, unbelievable and everything was flawless”.
At least the outcome was better than Leicester’s at Hull, where the champions were left stunned by a 2-1 defeat to a newly-promoted team.
Three months on from their 5,000-1 fairytale title triumph, Leicester fell to Scottish winger Snodgrass’s 57th-minute strike after Riyad Mahrez had cancelled out Adama Diomande’s opener.
“The players have enjoyed themselves today”.
Hull have approached the season in a state of turmoil, with no permanent manager following Bruce’s resignation on July 22, and a thin squad stretched to its limits by injuries.
Having only 13 fit senior players and without any new signings, Hull somehow still managed to beat the champs, regardless of the protests against club owners and having a caretaker manager. The current Premier League champions began with a 2-1 loss.
It seemed as if nothing could go wrong for Jamie Vardy at Leicester last season.
Tottenham dominated after the break and got a deserved equaliser on the hour mark when Lamela turned in Kyle Walker’s cross.
Fer pounced from close range after Tom Heaton palmed away a Fernando Llorente header to ensure the Clarets were left to rue a series of missed chances at Turf Moor. “The reaction of the crowd and fans was fantastic”.
“I choose the first XI”.
Whatever happens with the manager, and hopefully that gets done soon, we can then get players in to help us out. “It’s important we get some answers”.
Ferdinand believes Guardiola faces the biggest test of his coaching career after succeeding Manuel Pellegrini at Manchester City, but he is convinced the Spaniard will find a winning formula after a summer of heavy spending was highlighted by his £50m capture of Everton defender John Stones.
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Promoted Middlesbrough were denied victory in their first top-flight game since 2009 as a 67th-minute free-kick by Xherdan Shaqiri earned Stoke City a 1-1 draw.
