Official Premier League 2015-2016 Season (Page 6 for 2015)

[Thierry Henry]

It's an understatement to say it but Claudio Ranieri is doing a stellar job!

So can the Foxes go all the way? Hoping they do it!

Overturning the financial might of Man City, Man Utd, Arsenal (and Chelsea, although they overturned themselves) from the position Leicester were in at the start of the season would be the most amazing thing to happen in English football in living memory.

[Sload Soap]

Even as a (Man) City fan, I can't say I'd be too put out if any of the other current top four won the league. As long as it isn't United I'm usually happy. And if it was Leicester, yeah that'd be truly amazing. Probably not since Notts Forest won the European cup has something like this happened in the English game. I'm struggling to think of examples from abroad as well. It isn't fluke either, they attack with force and defend in numbers, very good team to watch. What's even nicer is they seem to just be enjoying it all, no sullen, smacked-arse faces at the King Power like you get from Rooney, Yaya, Costa, ect...

Perhaps it's a sign that the increased revenue into the league from the TV deal is already taking effect. Seemingly anyone can beat anyone else this season, there are no easy games (except Villa) and it's lead to a situation where the league is exceptionally open from top to bottom. I think 70-75 points will be enough to win it this year.

Course the flip side of that is I think some clubs might be overreaching already. Stoke just smashed their transfer fee for Imbula and Bournemouth paid close to £20 million essentially for two championship level strikers. We'll see though.

Obviously I still want us to win today and I'd like us to have a good crack at winning at least two of the four trophies available. I do still suspect we will end up overall winners and crash Leicester's party as we did with Liverpool. We usually finish well, though we'll also be sorely missing ginger magic.

Most interesting PL ever? Might just be.

[Blu]

That was one of the best performances I've ever seen by a club. Leicester might have a convert. I've been a devoted Arsenal Fan but it's hard to not cheer for the coolest underdog in soccer history. Even if they don't win the league, but get Champions League it's still the best performance in English League history.

I'd be lying if I didn't expect the same performance at the Emirates next week. I think at least we have more midfielders in fitness. But I'm going to be cautious, because Leicester is playing wonderful football.

City might've had a better chance if their midfield could link the attack. Navas out, DeBruyne out, Kompany out, Toure largely absent. Sterling was worthless today. Mahrez: 600K, Sterling 50M. I just don't see City having the midfield to do it.

Sload, do you feel conflicted? I mean this looks like our best year to win the league, but even if we don't, watching Leicester's run has been so much of a privilege to be alive for.

[Sload Soap]

No conflict here. I still want City to win the league (and anything else they can) but if they don't and Leicester do, fair fucks. I won't be donning a Leicester kit or anything but I'll raise a glass to them. It'll be even better if Untied and Liverpool finish outside the top four.

We were kind of poor again today. I keep saying "don't concede early" but the players aren't listening. I've also been saying for years that the central midfielders and full backs don't track back fast enough when we lose possession and that cost us once again. What staggers me though is if there is one thing Pellegrini should know about Leicester, it's that they love to soak up pressure then hit teams on the break, exploiting those gaps left when teams go forwards. Bad defending from corners as well.

It's not lost yet though. Leicester are in the position where they have nothing but the League to compete for so it's a dangerous position to be in for the chasing pack but I also expect at least two losses from them. I kind of expect Spurs to fall off when they start back in Europe (unless they throw it) and Arsenal will also be able to focus on the league after Barca inevitably knock them out of the CL. Sorry.

It's not over til it's over as they say.

[Blu]

You don't have to apologize. I totally know we're destined to be knocked off by Barca. I think we can beat Leicester at the Emirates next weekend. I think we have the pace on the wings that help neutralize (if that's even accurate, maybe diminish is a better word) Jamie Vardy's speed. What I worry about is Mahrez is getting everyone involved on that team. Kante, Albrighton, and Drinkwater have been inspired and playing the best football of their lives. The backline looks quite solid too. It'll be a great match and I hope that we can get another win against Leicester.

Tactically, I think Sagna being out wasn't the right move. And how can you not play a possession-based game and tighten up knowing they're going to hit you on the counter. Otamendi can't keep up with Vardy, to be honest.

I'm still bitter about Per Mertesacker's worthless tackle on Costa two gameweeks ago. There's no reason to drop points to that Chelsea side, twice. If for some reason we don't win, I would largely attribute it to those six points we failed to grab.

I think it's between us three though. And I'm okay with that. West Ham have been fun to watch too, because of Payet's magic. They won't do much, but it's exciting to see clever soccer being played.

[Sload Soap]

I do think you will beat Leicester. Maybe not as easily as you did at the King Power but will still get it done. I hope so because we have a horrible looking game against Spurs next week. Spurs who are now second. The pack gets shuffled again.

There's a lot of good football in the league this year. West Ham as you rightly say are blessed with Payet, Everton are really good, Stoke have been great in bursts. Even some of the teams down the bottom like Bournemouth are capable of turning it on.

Got the business end of the Champions League to look forward to as well then the last proper Euros before UEFA ruin it.

[Thierry Henry]

Almost there!

[Sload Soap]

I can't wait for Leicester to win it. Probably the greatest story in organised sport, well ever. 5000/1 odds to win the season in august. And they haven't jammed it either; they've been consistently the best team in the league and played some very smart and attractive football. I would say it'd be nice if they won it at Old Trafford but I know plenty of United fans who are rooting for them as well.

Champions League rumbling on, 0-0 at home probably not good enough against a Ronaldo-less Real. That said they can be sloppy at the back so who knows...

[Blu]

I can't wait for them to win it either. We bungled our season (like we tend to do for the past 10 years), and Leicester has truly been exciting. Good on them for being the consistently best team (even though we were the only team to beat them twice, how's that work; I suppose it's a silver lining).

I'm also interested in what the relegation battle continues to look like. I'm of the opinion to send down Sunderland, Newcastle, and Villa. Norwich seems to be in crap form, so I think it's going to be a toss up between Sunderland and Newcastle, which seems eerily familiar to last season.

[Sload Soap]

I don't really like Sunderland so I wouldn't mind seeing them go. Don't ask me why, I just don't. One of those irrational dislikes. I guess fourth place is still up for grabs, though a Leicester win should put an end to that as well.