Re: Where will Leicester finish the season?

by Guest Tue 15 Dec 2015 - 3:24

How wrong could I have been Neutral

OK they are legit.

by Pip Tue 15 Dec 2015 - 4:04

I hope they can win the title.

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Tue 15 Dec 2015 - 4:06

Betty La Fea wrote:How wrong could I have been

OK they are legit.

They won't be near the top 4, I guarantee it.

These teams always fall apart Christmas onwards and they will be no different.

by Chumlum Tue 15 Dec 2015 - 4:31

They'll eventually falter, and will be happy to finish in slots 5-8, but regardless: this is a damn impressive run. Vardy is having the season of a lifetime, Mahrez the PL value-for-money signing of the last year or two, and supported by a team of journeymen who are all acting like real pros. Hat's off. I'd love to see them clinch a European spot at least.

by Curtinho Tue 15 Dec 2015 - 5:07

78% chance of being top 2. What a run.

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:
Betty La Fea wrote:How wrong could I have been

OK they are legit.

They won't be near the top 4, I guarantee it.

These teams always fall apart Christmas onwards and they will be no different.

What you're saying is factually incorrect though. Only one team has ever not finished in the top 4 after having this many points this far into the season. o.O

by McAgger Tue 15 Dec 2015 - 5:35

Let's assume City, Arsenal, United finish top 4.

Spurs, Liverpool, and Chelsea are either too shit or just too inconsistent to get it.

So why not Leicester?

by iftikhar Tue 15 Dec 2015 - 17:28

Betty La Fea wrote:Their next four matches FWIW.

vs Swansea-3-0
vs Chelsea-2-1
vs Everton-Lost
vs Liverpool-Lost

Thats 1 point. They will drop with these matches. Mahrez has already cooled off somewhat too. The racist might still get his goals for the next few weeks, but I don't see it being enough to get them 3 points.

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Sat 2 Jan 2016 - 18:00

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:
Betty La Fea wrote:How wrong could I have been

OK they are legit.

They won't be near the top 4, I guarantee it.

These teams always fall apart Christmas onwards and they will be no different.

It's almost as if this happens every season like *bleep* clockwork and no one learns.

by jibers Sat 2 Jan 2016 - 18:03

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:
Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:
Betty La Fea wrote:How wrong could I have been

OK they are legit.

They won't be near the top 4, I guarantee it.

These teams always fall apart Christmas onwards and they will be no different.

It's almost as if this happens every season like *bleep* clockwork and no one learns.

Now expand this to politics and human behaviour, human beings never learn Laughing

by BarrileteCosmico Thu 14 Jan 2016 - 23:09

1.5 months later they are still 1st :bow:

by CBarca Thu 14 Jan 2016 - 23:14

They'll still fall. Even the smallest teams can defend stoutly, be dominated and have a bit of fortune to win 1-0 to a bunch of chokers who play at White Hart Lane.

This Poch hype has to stop, people are acting like Spurs are a significant team to beat or something. Beating Spurs is like beating Norwich tbh

by BarrileteCosmico Thu 14 Jan 2016 - 23:44

Leicester only the 3rd team to beat Poch this season :coffee:

by ExtremistEnigma Fri 15 Jan 2016 - 1:21

I'm generally a staunch realist, but I firmly believe Leicester has more chances of finishing in top 4 than Arsenal has of winning the league.

Every other team is dross.

by McAgger Fri 15 Jan 2016 - 8:05

The winner is either going to be Arsenal or City. It's up to Arsenal to lose it tbh. It's not some far fetched thing.

And yes Leicestr will finish in top 4. I think 3rd.

by Pedram Fri 15 Jan 2016 - 11:36

I think GL is underestimating Leicester. if they continue like this, there's no reason to believe that they can't finish above seventh place.

by El Blanco Madridista Fri 15 Jan 2016 - 15:10

My opinion is they'll finish 3rd (or even 4th) unless they make one or two summer signings this season.

by Art Morte Fri 15 Jan 2016 - 16:25

Art Morte wrote:The poll's pretty interesting with 47% saying 7th and the next biggest number being 21% of cheeky "they'll win it" votes. I guess this will eventually tell whether GL knows anything about football or not

Pedram wrote:I think GL is underestimating Leicester. if they continue like this, there's no reason to believe that they can't finish above seventh place.

On 29 November, 47% had voted 7th place, now it's down to 30%, so you could probably draw the conclusion that Leicester have continued to do better than expected by GL between 29 November and now. They have an 11 point gap to 7th now, I think they're already favourites to finish in the top-6.

by BarrileteCosmico Fri 15 Jan 2016 - 16:40

Is it likelier that Leicester will finish in the top 4 or that Arsenal will win the league? hmm

by Hapless_Hans Fri 15 Jan 2016 - 16:44

IMO that Arsenal win the league is more likely.

I'd personally rather underestimate than overestimate Leicester though so that there's a chance I'm positively surprised at the end of the season.

by RED Fri 15 Jan 2016 - 17:08

43 points, 21 games played, level at the top....

...and there's people still questioning whether they're in contention for top 4 Laughing

some people still waiting for that slip up that normally happens when 'small' teams get off to a flyer in the league. Can't remember one competing at the top of the league this far into the season, even beyond the dreaded Christmas fixtures.

They're title challengers as of now. Ranieri is stand alone candidate for MOTY

by Freeza Fri 15 Jan 2016 - 19:48

Seems like Leicester are buying Daniel Amartey, the best player in Fc Copenhagen imo. He's midfielder, who's just as good in defense. Can turn out a great buy for them, because of his versatility. As if I needed more reason to support Kasper Molenation

by CBarca Fri 15 Jan 2016 - 20:59

Still see them finishing 7th tbh, maybe 6th.

Waiting for Mole to come back me up tbh with his "we've seen this 10 times before smh they'll fall, typical GL"

by ExtremistEnigma Sat 16 Jan 2016 - 1:09

If everything in football went according to the stereotypes, it wouldn't be called football. Unpredictability is what makes it special.

by RealGunner Sat 16 Jan 2016 - 1:27

I really really hope they keep this up. Would not be a better story than that in football.

by BAYERN_MUNICH Sat 16 Jan 2016 - 9:13

Would be funny if the underdog Leicester destroys Arsenals biggest chance to win the league in the last years Very Happy

by Sri Sat 16 Jan 2016 - 9:23

Wouldn't be surprised, but knowing Arsenal, we'd find a 100 ways of self-sabotage before that.

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