Are the current English Premier league Champions Leicester about to be relegated? The idea was mooted earlier in the season but at that time, most people laughed it off. Things have changed since and people, especially those who bet, have started to seriously consider Leicester prospects of being relegated. During the early season, most people predicted Leicester to comfortably finish ahead of at least three teams, a feat enough to avoid relegation. Unfortunately, things haven’t transpired that way.
A quick look at the way and you would know that the current EPL champions have been sucked well and truly into the swamp. Leicester are on a terrible run and considering that relegation rivals Hull and Swansea have started to pick up points, it wouldn’t be farfetched to bet that the current EPL champions are going down to the Championship, the second tier of English football or soccer if you want to call it that. According to many soccer gurus, the coming EPL game could define or even decide Leicester’s season. Leicester next premier league match is against relegation rivals Swansea on February 12th. So, what can we expect from the game? Let’s do a Bluebet Review.
Unlike Leicester, having won just 2 of its last 15 games, Swansea has improved off late and is starting to pick up points. Also, since the turn of the year, Swansea players have been showing a lot more desire to win than their Leicester counterparts. Finally, the current EPL champions have scored only 3 goals in their last five games and honestly, there’s no reason to believe that Leicester’s dismal scoring form will improve in the upcoming against Swansea. All in all, it could be a very sad week ahead for Leicester fans.
The question beckons: who’s to blame for Leicester’s atrocious performance this season? The majority of the Leicester fans would be quick to blame the manager, Claudio Ranieri but for me, the blame lies with the owners and the recruitment team. Knowing well that Leicester were lucky to finish where they did last season, Ranieri set out a plan to bring in new recruits and change the team’s style of football. Unfortunately, the owners and recruitment team continued to bask in the glory of last season’s accomplishments and as a result failed to provide Ranieri the resources he asked for. Since he wasn’t able strengthen the team during the summer, Ranieri had to make do of what he had last season. In fact, things got worse for the manager this season as he lost the hugely influential midfielder N’Golo Kante to Chelsea. During the previous season, many experts called Kante the heart of the Leicester team so you can imagine how big the loss was to the team.
What Leicester achieved last season can never be forgotten but the looming threat of relegation has somewhat soured the previous season’s accomplishments. For the sake of the fans and the club’s future, the Leicester players need to pick themselves up and give a good fight in the last part of the season so that they avoid relegation. The upcoming game against Swansea is perfect place to start!