LEICESTER have been regularly dismissed as title contenders this season despite their continually impressive form.
After beating Tottenham — another side currently flying high in the table — 1-0 at White Hart Lane last night, people might just start to take the Foxes’ title challenge seriously.
The unlikely overachievers are now joint top of the Premier League alongside Arsenal, with 17 matches left in the season.
However, manager Claudio Ranieri continues to play down expectations, last night telling reporters: “Unfortunately it’s January, not May. There’s so much work to do. We have to remain calm and believe in what we’re doing.”
However, both Roberto Martinez and Arsene Wenger have recently suggested Leicester are genuine title contenders, despite concerns that the club’s squad is not strong enough to challenge in the long term.
Nevertheless, the team, who some critics tipped for relegation at the beginning of the season and who were still in the Championship just two seasons ago, are still defying doubters, so it seems brave for critics to write them off at this stage.
With all that in mind, what do you think? Can Leicester actually win the Premier League?
Very likeable character. Good luck against the Welsh.
Him and Lowe are a sports journalist’s dream.
Always give good interviews and are not as reserved ( dare I say boring!) as the rest of the Irish team. I see them both being strong presences in the Netflix documentary series
Met his dad after the connacht game rocking a fake fur coat. Not right Mac…
Needs to having a antique sheep skin…
Lovely guy by the way…
Lowe, Hansen, Aki, Gibson park ,bealham, all not Irish
@Al Byrne: but they all play for Ireland so what’s your point?