It was used the confrontation to curb the two machines goal of the Premier: finished 0-0 between Leicester and Manchester City, the team with the best attack in the league, and all in all at the end no one comes out with broken bones. Of course, to smile more is Ranieri, because the point allows him to return to the top of the Premier at par Arsenal, and why, after the stop with Liverpool, gets an important confirmation by the team that, even with the humility of a provincial, if the play on par with the great favorite of the season. In the field, in short, he has not appeared a David against Goliath, that this summer, after the 200 million spent on the market by Pellegrini, would be expected. The Chilean manager, however, remains in third place, to -3 from the summit, unable to win away from 12 September.
Claudio Ranieri, coach Leicester. AFP
Claudio Ranieri, coach Leicester. AFP
italians – When he was hired in August Gokhan Inler, Ranieri said he would be the Maradona of Leicester meant simply that the arrival of an experienced player, who had played the Champions League, would have “unlocked” the market of his club as did Diego (as well as many other things) in Naples. Then, however, the holder has deployed only twice giving him nine minutes in their last 12 games. The first big surprise of the evening, then, is to see the Swiss in the field: the Okazaki is excluded and at that point you know immediately how will gamble the Italian coach. His 4-1-4-1 is an unprecedented attempt to cover themselves (never used this form so far), but Mahrez struggles to help out during a fallback so that at some point is moved from left to right, and the poor Vardy, up front, makes a huge effort to hold onto the team so that it remains pressed in their own half.
The opportunity to Vardy wrong in the first half. Reuters
times – The fault of the Foxes, the first 25 minutes, is just to stay too low, giving way to the setters of the City arriving almost comfortably near the area. Aguero, however, is not the best and Silva is not the only dangers ispiratissimo so, thwarted by Schmeichel, come from cuttings or by the conclusions of Sterling. The possession, at the end of the first half, 65-35 says to the City, but the range is just the greatest regrets of Leicester, because Albrighton Vardy wasted two occasions and Mahrez deny a shot from a foul after Fernandinho . It happens when Kanté and Drinkwater raise the line pressure and Fernandinho just starts to go haywire.
The alleged foul penalty Inler on Aguero. Reuters
balance – With the teams longest, in the second half the pace gets up from the beginning, when Aguero, in the first real flicker of the evening, nearly scoring on cross by De Bruyne. It will be released after 18 minutes to make way for Bony after seeking in vain for a penalty and Inler, author of the alleged foul, will go the same way. Ranieri, in fact, find the courage to enter Ulloa to switch to 4-4-2 and give a signal to the team. The result is a game of great intensity, full of reversals in the face, with Fuchs that scares Hart free kick Schmeichel who says no to Otamendi and Morgan who is sacrificed on Bony. A match from the Premier, in fact. “This is a crazy league – tell Ranieri at the end – It seems that nobody wants to win it. For us to be up there is a miracle.” Already, the Leicester greets year by leaders, even if the goal difference at the time reward Arsenal. A Ranieri will only another point, around 2016, to reach a height of 40. “Our goals? I want to know what the players think.” But after tonight, make no mistake, he will not be content just to save more.
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