Maybe starting Demarai Gray on a regular basis will save their season.
Hell of a goal today by the young kid.
from the owners.
Would they get. Not sure people would be lining up to coach Leicester if you get fired a year after winning the PL going away.
BTW, Klinsmann is also available.
Hell, one of the best managers in the world was fired because they were facing relegation. Leicester were certainly overachievers in 2015, bolstered with a lot of confidence because the top 6 were not particularly good. Chelsea on the other hand was on the verge of collapse (and relegation) with a roster full of world class players. In some ways the opposite of Leicester. In other ways it reflects the same volatility.
As for the most direct comparison to Leicester, certainly the most recent would be Blackburn in the early 90's. Bottom dwellers from 2nd division to champions in the premier league within a couple years. Relegated a couple years later.
Promoted teams are prime candidates for relegation within two years. Significant roster overhaul is almost always necessary the first year, and teams struggle with new players. Usually they have difficulty scoring goals and have to survive with a lot of draws, winning battles with other strugglers, and stealing points with the better-funded squads.
It's inevitable that better players and coaches are prime candidates for the transfer market. It doesn't take many bad results, injuries, and loss in Ferguson time to endanger these teams.
Other examples are Leeds United in the late 90's, spent heavily, severely underfunded, and have been relegated forever once they fell out of the top 6. Not as familiar with Nottingham Forest - European poer in the 70s to way down the leagues nowadays. Also Portsmouth going into receivership - think while in the EPL.
Obviously the MLB is very protective of who can purchase a franchise. Obviously there is good and bad to that. But it does at least stabilize the league. While the Cinderella stories are nice, it's really a shame that outside investors can come in and manipulate the league the way that they do in the EPL.
Chelsea, like Leicester last year, is aided somewhat by the lack of play in Europe. Something hurting Leicester this year, already on tired legs.
Guys like Morgan played a LOT of minute last year. They look to have tired legs this season. The spark they had last year isn't there. At times, Huth and Morgan look like they're running on sand.
I don't see them turning it around at this point.
regular players, but I think they miss Kante's constant cover for their otherwise pedestrian ability the most.
Although I thought they looked good/better for the first 30 minutes against United. Then United scored twice in less than two minutes and it was game over.
It doesn't get much easier for them either. They've got an FA Cup replay on Wednesday and then on the road to play an improving Swansea. Then they have to play Sevilla and Liverpool back to back before they get Hull at home.
Oh and after that, they get to play Arsenal (away) and Sevilla in a three day span.