With a huge Champions League tie looming against Barcelona, beating Leicester would give Arsene Wenger’s side momentum with which to attack the final months of the season. What was it like to work with Ranieri? He’s a real victor.
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Sky Bet clearly expect Arsenal to do that as they are odds on at 7/10 to win in Sunday, with Leicester 7/2 and the draw a 3/1 chance. He is a manager who has had great success at a lot of clubs. When I was at Arsenal I was older, with more experience and big guys around me, ‘ the Brazilian added. He made sure he pushed us. Tuesday is hard training. It’s never easy to play away against such big teams. All of the answers to these questions are cloudy at best, and the end of the season should prove interesting for these teams. “Everyone needs to help everyone else, if not he’ll take you out of the team”. He likes discipline too. On the last 11 occasions Arsenal have faced a team that was top of the table, they have won just once (D4, L6) and scored only four goals (conceding 18). If you see the squad now at Leicester, it’s not as good as our one was. “I make sure the players have at least two days off from football each week”. De Goey: “He can adapt very well to opponents”.
“He is improving game by game and from last season to this one he is much better”. “Next season, us at Leicester will be between tenth and sixth place, if all goes well”. Geremi: “Of course I’m surprised”.
Tottenham’s Kieran Trippier, right, Tottenham’s Mousa Dembele, centre, and Tottenham’s Dele Alli celebrate after the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Watford at White Hart Lane in London, Saturday Feb. 6, 2016.
“I feel so privileged to be that and I understand that we are all so focused of trying to do the same thing – which is winning games”.
“Having a player like James McCarthy coming back, he has a unique relationship with Gareth Barry, having Phil Jagielka coming back and stating his leadership”. De Goey: “Yes, I think everybody is, but I think the key point is everyone is working his socks off for each other for the whole match”. Why do you think Ranieri is doing so well at Leicester? Because of this the defenders play the ball to him too, knowing they can trust him with the ball as if he was a normal player.
Graeme said it should be a positive with players desperate to impress ahead of Pep’s arrival.
So if not Leicester, then who?
Leigh Herbert put £5 ($7) on the Foxes winning the league during the summer. The win against Bournemouth got the Gunners back on track and now they have to show they’ve got the metal to be champions.
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With Tottenham visiting third-placed Manchester City on Sunday, just a few hours after Leicester take on fourth-placed Arsenal, Spurs’ position could well be even stronger come the end of the weekend. So for all of us across the pond, GO ON FOXES!! “It could depend on injuries and suspensions because if anything happens to Mahrez and Vardy they will miss their quality”.
