Leicester City Were NOT Supposed to Win The Premier League

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  • @Yasinvanpersie
    @Yasinvanpersie 2 роки тому +1930

    The 2010s had quite a number of incredible underdog stories. Swansea winning the League Cup in 12/13. Bradford remarkably, were the runners up in that final. Wigan winning the FA Cup vs Man City that same season. Obviously Leicester with the league in 15/16

    • @gokhulmanikandan7689
      @gokhulmanikandan7689 2 роки тому +83

      Fulham's run in the EL too

    • @Dz73zxxx
      @Dz73zxxx 2 роки тому +44

      Chelsea and MU starts to decline
      Arsenal and spurs even more
      Liverpool drowned
      City wanna try to show up but still lingers their FM game-style management
      Was the era of underdog ngl

    • @1998Cebola
      @1998Cebola 2 роки тому +66

      @@Dz73zxxx how did Spurs decline? They were a mid table team sometimes challenging for european spots the entire PL era with before Poch

    • @rafaidan
      @rafaidan 2 роки тому +1

      @@gokhulmanikandan7689 Man that was legendary, Not even a Fulham fan, but that match against Juventus

    • @jorg7228
      @jorg7228 2 роки тому +15

      Fulham in the Europa league final at the very start of the decade as well

  • @matthewstevens1736
    @matthewstevens1736 2 роки тому +939

    For me the most underappreciated factor in Leicester’s title-winning season was their “throwback” style of tactics, reverting to moving the ball forward exceptionally quickly, forgetting about maintaining possession and moving back to 4-4-2.
    You need to remember that back in 2015, 4-4-2 was almost seen as totally and utterly dead and redundant. Not only did no-one really play it any longer, no-one really prepared for it either.
    The prevailing wisdom was twofold:
    1) That the modern 4-3-3 was just *better* than 4-4-2; the reason being that a strong and powerful centre-forward could occupy both opposing central-defenders and thereby giving the central-midfield 3 an overload against the opponents 2.
    2) Possession is, was and forever will be King. Maintaining possession of the ball was everything; attacking and defending was defined by who had the ball, and territory meant nothing.
    Ranieri’s Leicester team completely flew in the face of all of this; and for those of you reading this who might be a bit too young to remember this in any detail, it really was something that opposing teams just simply *did not know* how to deal with. They didn’t know how to deal with a team who stood off you and just *didn’t care* about not being in possession. They didn’t know how to deal with the speed of the counter-attacks or how quick Leicester were to go back-to-front. They didn’t know how to deal with the opposing centre-forward being a player with electric pace from the central position rather than the wings.
    You have to give tremendous credit to Ranieri. I’d even say his success with Leicester has had an element of influence on further success including what Klopp has had with Liverpool.

    • @SunsetsandThingpuiSenhang
      @SunsetsandThingpuiSenhang 2 роки тому +37

      I think one team did the (sort of) same tactic in a match against Leicester and the resulting match was a galore of goals, if I'm not mistaken.

    • @Derperfier
      @Derperfier 2 роки тому +29

      Atletico still play a 442 and it’s nice to see that tbf

    • @prdigy2655
      @prdigy2655 2 роки тому +64

      @@Derperfier and a 5-5-0 which I've never seen before

    • @11hitmanDagenius
      @11hitmanDagenius 2 роки тому +3

      that might be true for some teams but for the most part your narrative does not make sense given the big 6 scored a pretty low no. of points in an EPL season. none of them even went above 80 points that season when on average the winners score 85 points in EPL. ofc leicester were amazing and took the opportunities they got well, on paper they were good but not that strong and the teams cannot handle 442 is not really convincing argument

    • @kareem_f1509
      @kareem_f1509 2 роки тому

      @@prdigy2655 only against clubs who have super teams that they have no chance against, you have to do what you have to do

  • @timhinfort1171
    @timhinfort1171 2 роки тому +450

    I was visiting my uncle around Christmas in 2015. I live in Germany and was 14 at the time. I always loved football but only ever watched the Bundesliga and the Champions League. My Uncle, a long time Chelsea fan, took me and my dad to a game against Leicester. I knew nothing about Leicester, but I cheared for them as a joke at first to get a reaction out of my uncle. But... when the game started and I saw this incredible team fight with everything they had, as if loosing would literally kill them, I fell in love. The Football, the passion, the athmosphere in their stadium... It was beautyfull. I followed the rest of the season and have been following/supporting Leicester City ever since even though I live in Germany. This Club is so special to me and I am extremely lucky to have whitnessed this miracle of a season thanks to what was largely a coincidence. I'll never forget that 2:1 result against Chelsea in my life. I'll never forget Jamie Vardys Celebration after scoring. This is a core memory for me.

    • @boranyavuz9853
      @boranyavuz9853 2 роки тому +26

      thats a nice story ngl

    • @circle2867
      @circle2867 2 роки тому +16

      thats some story. i remember that game well, it got mourinho sacked. and that mahrez goal was insane

    • @Uio3eva
      @Uio3eva 2 роки тому +9

      I had a season ticket at Leicester since 2002 - it’s comments like this that make being a Leicester fan so surreal. It’s amazing that our underdog story has had such an impact! After going from crying after relegation to League 1 in 2008, the elation to despair of THAT Deeney goal vs Watford in 2013, to watching an unfashionable club lift the Premier League, reach the Champions League quarter final, lift the FA Cup….even playing at Wembley would have been amazing by itself not long ago! I wouldn’t change our rollercoaster journey for anything, the highs, the lows; the hopes, the heartache. It’s what being a real football fan is all about. Glad you’re a fox and I hope you’ll be able to come to another game soon! 🦊

    • @vertigq5126
      @vertigq5126 2 роки тому +1

      That’s an awesome story man, I’m sure that’s what they hope every fan must feel. Thanks for sharing with us! God bless you :)

    • @pd8066
      @pd8066 9 місяців тому

      I'm a young fan, never got taken to a game as my dad is a bit tight but im obsessed with them. And its as shame about the relegation but i know we'll be big come next season.@@Uio3eva

  • @Oliviben
    @Oliviben 2 роки тому +452

    The Leicester story always warms my heart. I will never forget this. Always new this was going to be a banger the second it dropped

    • @pd8066
      @pd8066 9 місяців тому +1

      So true, along with vardy's on fire song what got released in 2018

    • @ahuk
      @ahuk 22 дні тому

      Harry Maguire>>>​@@pd8066

  • @jitgo
    @jitgo 2 роки тому +365

    I'm a Leicester fan and just was in tears at the end of the season, could not believe it. What a season! Thanks for a great vid!

    • @lcfcsince2016
      @lcfcsince2016 2 роки тому +6

      how long have you been supporting the foxes? for me it has been over 6 years, I'd never heard of Leicester prior to 2016, and that was one of the reasons for starting to support it

  • @JKribbit
    @JKribbit 2 роки тому +209

    Fun fact: Vichai was a huge Chelsea fan going to matches in the VIP box every time he had the chance. One game at Stamford Bridge, his family had entered the VIP section but Vichai was stopped by security whom almost hit him with a metal detector. Vichai was furious since the security refused to apologise. He then said to Aiyawat, his son, that he was going to buy another English club so that he can beat Chelsea one day. The rest is history.

  • @irish_mcrae1892
    @irish_mcrae1892 2 роки тому +286

    This reminds me of a story I witnessed in where I'm living rn
    A team called Cobresal were historically known to always fight to avoid relegation, and bounce between Primera División and Primera B, in Chile.
    In 2015, disaster struck the region where the team is based, a big flood happened, but as Leicester, they just fought to it and won their first and only championship, and in an incredible final matchday, nobody expected them to win, they didn't even have preparations for them to lift the trophy
    The story can be seen in a mini documentary called "El Milagro de Cobresal"

    • @agustinserrano5545
      @agustinserrano5545 2 роки тому +22

      siempre hay un chileno en todos lados jaajaja

    • @trelos7431
      @trelos7431 2 роки тому +12

      After this win in India Aizawl FC also did the same from relegate to winning I league. They were call Leicester of India

    • @Snorlaxx699
      @Snorlaxx699 2 роки тому +4

      @@trelos7431 since then they have consistently place 10th place and have always been to the relegation playoffs, yet survived every one of them

    • @SamWinchester000
      @SamWinchester000 2 роки тому +9

      In Germany Kaiserslautern won the league in 1998, beatling with Bayern Munich, after Promotion with coaching legend Otto Rehhagel, who had actually just been fired by Bayern in 1996 after a terribly controversial season, the same season Kaiserslautern had been relegated.
      So, he had been fired by Bayern in 1996, made the odd move of going to relegated second league club Kaiserslautern instead, won promotion with them in 1997 and won the Championship against Bayern in 1998. He stayed there until 2002 I think and sometimes played the Champions League, before he was fired and, instead of ending his career, made another odd move, one that noone in Germany could understand, I mean that Greek move...

    • @symptomofsouls
      @symptomofsouls 2 роки тому +1

      Never heard about that but I heard peruvian football is mad. Complete chaos with the promotion/relegation rules. Might have to check that out

  • @ayushman8878
    @ayushman8878 2 роки тому +312

    Greatest footballing fairytale we have ever witnessed..... The way the team fought every matchday and the way they won will never be forgotten

    • @GIBBO4182
      @GIBBO4182 2 роки тому +5

      Greece winning the Euro’s? Denmark winning the Euro’s when they didn’t even qualify?

    • @ronaldogoat1924
      @ronaldogoat1924 2 роки тому +18

      @@GIBBO4182 still this is the greatest underdog story.

    • @GIBBO4182
      @GIBBO4182 2 роки тому +1

      @S C Greece had never won a knockout game I don’t think! And Denmark weren’t even good enough to qualify! Leicester we’re amazing, and worthy winners…BUT Spurs came 2nd, SPURS! It shows how bad the other teams were!

    • @darraghkenny903
      @darraghkenny903 2 роки тому +9

      @@GIBBO4182 spurs came 3rd

    • @aidanmagill6769
      @aidanmagill6769 2 роки тому +1

      Arsenal beating them in the run-in and everybody thinking that that was that.

  • @harrybryan-dooher4861
    @harrybryan-dooher4861 2 роки тому +70

    I grew up in Leicester, raised as a leicester fan for my whole life, the first game I went to was when we were in league 1, I can't remember how old, but anyways. I can't describe how much this meant to the city, to everyone. I'll carry this story with me for the rest of my life, and now I've got an incredible to show people how much it means to.

    • @harrybryan-dooher4861
      @harrybryan-dooher4861 2 роки тому +2

      Would've hoped you'd have spoken about Vichai and his legacy, but maybe you could make that as another video?

  • @jems2081
    @jems2081 2 роки тому +129

    For anyone who doubts how far team chemistry and passion can take you, remember Leicester’s story and your doubts be gone

    • @dilksjoel
      @dilksjoel 2 роки тому

      For anyone with doubts also factor in how lucky Leicester were too.

    • @GTAVictor9128
      @GTAVictor9128 2 роки тому +16

      Which is in direct contrast to PSG's star-studded team that dropped out in the R16 in UCL.

    • @theodoricboahen8709
      @theodoricboahen8709 2 роки тому

      they did lose against the team that later on won the tournament🤷‍♂️

    • @symptomofsouls
      @symptomofsouls 2 роки тому +1

      @@GTAVictor9128 also explains Lille's title win

    • @NoCluYT
      @NoCluYT 26 днів тому

      @@dilksjoelit was not luck at all. They all pulled together and had a coach that put their heads in the right place. You have no idea how much your mental state affects your play. When it comes to top flight football, the only difference in skill level is who can keep their heads the coolest and have no fear.

  • @markbray5915
    @markbray5915 2 роки тому +40

    I'm a Leicester City fan, I thought this was a really good video. I particularly appreciate the time taken looking at the history of the club, something that was largely ignored by the main stream media.

  • @gusvanskike4889
    @gusvanskike4889 2 роки тому +44

    My biggest regret as a football fan was that I didn't pay attention to this season. When this happened I (an American) was only 10-11 years old, and I wasn't paying much attention to soccer. As I've gotten older and have dove deeper into the soccer world, I look back on this season and wish I had been able to appreciate it more, becuase it is something that I don't think I'll ever see again.

    • @malikashtar7216
      @malikashtar7216 2 роки тому

      sameeeeee

    • @umiranda3
      @umiranda3 2 роки тому +2

      It was a beautiful thing to watch. I still get tears in my eyes rewatching the scenes. That Vardy goal against Chelsea in November made me sure they were going to win it! Love that!

  • @TK_Brainslug
    @TK_Brainslug 2 роки тому +65

    as a Bayern Munich supporter all my life I also love me a great underdog story. Like when Kaiserslautern won the Bundesliga as a freshly promoted team in 1998. Ah and before I forget great video as usual.

    • @aidanmagill6769
      @aidanmagill6769 2 роки тому +22

      Oh yeah, I remember the days of the Bundesliga being competitive. Seems so long ago.

    • @ysff0710
      @ysff0710 2 роки тому

      farmers league plastic fan what happened to lewaghostki villareal thrashing

    • @ratedpending
      @ratedpending 2 роки тому +3

      @@ysff0710 huh

    • @billmartin4093
      @billmartin4093 Рік тому

      @@aidanmagill6769 Today you could say the same about any league. Take Ligue 1 and PSG dominates, take the Bundesliga and Bayern dominates, take La Liga and there are 3 main teams Real, Atletico and Barca, Real and Barca win the majority of La Liga and other 15+ teams never even come close, Premier League has been won by Manchester City so many times now, only Chelsea and Liverpool were able to get a handful of wins in between and Serie A had that Juve domination? Everything is a fucking farmer's league.

  • @kakuite
    @kakuite 2 роки тому +33

    Leicester were the rebuild done in real-life. From 3rd division to consistent European football. Brentford is doing the same as well. They're doing very smart acquisition and doing well in Prem. It'll be hard to win the League with all the "big teams" but it feels good to see clubs being at place they deserve by thier hard work

    • @savirexgaming1732
      @savirexgaming1732 2 роки тому

      1 year in the ucl is consistent ?

    • @kakuite
      @kakuite 2 роки тому +1

      @@savirexgaming1732 i said europe. And 3 season of european football within 5 seasons for a club like liecester in PL is consistent imo

    • @r3zaful
      @r3zaful 2 роки тому

      @@savirexgaming1732 ah yes, if wasn't because their defense keeps getting injured left and right they might push on title every year, a shame really i want them to play at their full force every season and see what they are capable of doing, just like Chelsea with tuchel.

  • @shahriarshafin2689
    @shahriarshafin2689 2 роки тому +35

    I've been following this channel for some time, and I am so glad you finally made a video about Leicester! The ultimate underdogs, a team made of rejects and failures, with a coach who was just sacked from Greece National Team after 4 matches. Over 8 months, I was amazed as Vardy banged in goals and Kante literally ran the opponent to death. Everyone on that team was a key figure. Kasper the reliable goalie, Houth and Morgan at the back, Kante and Drinkwater controlled the mid while Mahrez and his smooth touches gave the ball to Vardy and he did the rest. Okazaki, Ulloa, King, Albrighton, Schlupp, I could go on and on. But the most surprising thing is, they didn't just drop off after one season. They reached the UCL quarter finals tye very next season, won the FA cup last year, and reached UECL semis this year. Leicester is probably the best run club in EPL right now, and hopefully will challenge the big boys week in week out very soon.
    Love from probably the only fox from Dhaka, Bangladesh.❤️

    • @mar07in
      @mar07in Рік тому

      you got relegated :(

  • @helixgaming-gamingvlogskin6630
    @helixgaming-gamingvlogskin6630 2 роки тому +7

    My step father is from Leicester, I am from NJ USA. I am a RedBulls fan and have taken Leicester city in as a second team. I understand I will probably never see another Prem championship but it’s a amazing story that I’m glad to call ours

  • @mamadynabe7304
    @mamadynabe7304 2 роки тому +131

    This man puts in the work every week. Road to 200k here we come!
    I’d also like a video on how good were Javier Zanneti, Pavel Nedved, and Fabio Cannavaro really. And you’ve done videos on Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea, and on his Real Madrid teams, so why not complete the trilogy and make a video about his Inter team that won the treble

    • @FootballIconic
      @FootballIconic  2 роки тому +14

      Cheers buddy! All great ideas!

    • @nmarcus7233
      @nmarcus7233 2 роки тому +3

      @@FootballIconic Kaka please too! Great stuff all around. 💪🏾

  • @MrReese
    @MrReese 2 роки тому +47

    17:22 I believe you missed a quite "obvious" one here. Fuchs is Austrian so his name is German, and in German "Fuchs" actually means "fox", which is, of course, absolutely perfect considering the team he was playing for!
    Regarding "an off-year" - this is, maybe on purpose, misinterpreted by you. The big clubs had an off-year, all of them, which is very rare and which is why we don't see this kind of stuff happening a lot. But of course even when the big clubs have an off-year some club must have a very good year to actually be able to capitalize on it, which Leicester did in amazing fashion.
    btw, it would have been good to also talk about their CL campaign in the following season, which was quite good as well.

    • @SuperNeilAdams
      @SuperNeilAdams 2 роки тому +4

      "The big clubs had an off-year, all of them". This is a popular line regarding that season, yet you have to remember Leicester only lost 3 matches in 15/16. If it's fair to put their success down to other teams underperforming then you have to wonder why that line was never invoked for previous 'big team' champions with less impressive numbers. It just comes across like football snobbery to me.

    • @MrReese
      @MrReese 2 роки тому

      @@SuperNeilAdams Did you also read what I wrote afterwards? I assume not, otherwise you wouldn't have made this comment. Also, having an "off-year" also includes losing to a club like Leicester.

    • @11hitmanDagenius
      @11hitmanDagenius 2 роки тому

      @llamaface saying the big teams had an off year doesnt mean Leicester success is undeserved, you probably should read the comment again because you're arguing against a point he did not make. leicester performance was remarkable considering it was not that strong a team on paper

  • @MatthewDias25
    @MatthewDias25 2 роки тому +35

    2015/16 really was a strange time
    Leicester won the PL and Portugal won the Euro.
    Great time to be a fan.

  • @Ontheroad13
    @Ontheroad13 2 роки тому +5

    Great video. As an American trying to learn more of the history of football/PL, these videos are clutch! Thank you!

  • @sarupyamangal9538
    @sarupyamangal9538 2 роки тому +87

    Can u do a video on Kaiserslautern? They were probably the only team in the modern era to win the league title after just coming back from relegation and it was a nice revenge story for their coach Otto Rehhagel who was sacked by Bayern.

    • @r3zaful
      @r3zaful 2 роки тому +16

      More like otto rehhagel story than kaiserslautern
      He won euro with Greece ffs

    • @johnmichel4865
      @johnmichel4865 2 роки тому

      I think that was the team with the awesomely named Harry Koch as captain.

    • @nealanderson9719
      @nealanderson9719 2 роки тому +2

      @@r3zaful There already is an Otto documentary... came out in 2021, it's called "King Otto". It's a great story!

  • @mrjonesbones4161
    @mrjonesbones4161 Рік тому +19

    Here after they got relegated, it was magical while it lasted. Hope to see them back😪

    • @heyimyolo9782
      @heyimyolo9782 7 місяців тому +5

      we are back

    • @abarratt8869
      @abarratt8869 7 місяців тому

      @@heyimyolo9782 yep, and very well done in the end. I'll probably not find odds of 5000-1 this time, but it's got to be worth a bet hasn't it!?

    • @nont18411
      @nont18411 6 місяців тому +1

      Yep, they are now back

  • @alexm82420
    @alexm82420 2 роки тому +7

    I was at that PO semi-final vs Leicester as a Watford fan. I was just 8 but my memory is so distinct I don't think we will see another match like this ever.

  • @vazivo3884
    @vazivo3884 2 роки тому +4

    Bruh, your videos are iconic! I love the format, structure, the delivery. Hands down gotta be on my top 3 favorite football media outlets. I love learning off of your research man. You are appreciated!

  • @Spuntzy
    @Spuntzy 2 роки тому +19

    Your videos are brilliant, really helpful videos to learn about the history of clubs

  • @mohamaddandashli1792
    @mohamaddandashli1792 2 роки тому +5

    Man I was searching for this video like 3 months ago, glad to know that you removed it to upload another one, thought I was crazy lol 🤣

  • @sabre242
    @sabre242 2 роки тому +24

    I moved to Leicester around 2013 and immediately started following the Foxes in the Championship though I wasn't massively into football, but i went to Esteban Cambiasso's last game. The title winning season can only really be described from my perspective with cliches and obvious statements - it was a fairytale, it was the happiest i've ever been in my life. Quite significantly before the title win we also dug up King Richard, a huge cultural moment for the city. It felt like a bang average city suddenly came alive all around me. Nothing warms my heart more than seeing other fans showing their love for my club. Thank you so much for this amazing video!

  • @pax1913
    @pax1913 2 роки тому +8

    Since the Premier League is kinda foreign to me, I remember how much I rooted for these guys back in 2016. Also, I was probably at my lowest low back then, and seeing Leicester coming as an underdog and challenging the title was so inspiring to me. Thankfully I'm doing somewhat better these days, but I'll still follow their results and celebrate big wins as if I was a fan lol, definitely one of my favorite English teams.

  • @md.rashedurrahman6383
    @md.rashedurrahman6383 2 роки тому +17

    The most important thing Leicester did that season was stay calm. They were top of the league but it didn't go over their head. And I really feel bad for Ranieri. This guy is the most underappreciated coach in my eyes. I still remember he was sacked from Inter for losing against Milan while he was changing things around after the mess created by the great great Rafa Benitez.

  • @Dr.SamuelMas
    @Dr.SamuelMas 2 роки тому +3

    Love your work Tinashe! Great content.

  • @saifabidalbloushi
    @saifabidalbloushi 2 роки тому +31

    Didnt know that this club's history is waayy more interesting than i thought.

    • @FootballIconic
      @FootballIconic  2 роки тому +3

      Had the same thoughts haha!

    • @dilksjoel
      @dilksjoel 2 роки тому

      Forest fan here. Our history is better than the Foxes. Bring them on this year. Brenda we coming for your boys.

    • @LeicesterCity-pp6by
      @LeicesterCity-pp6by 2 роки тому

      @@dilksjoel and our stories better than yours😉 won’t be no cup game this time full first team bring it on

  • @garyhurst5288
    @garyhurst5288 2 роки тому +3

    As a Leicester City fan, I have to say that was a fantastic. Very well researched and presented. Thank you. Foxes. Never. Quit.

  • @sandeshborgave2457
    @sandeshborgave2457 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks dude.. you really drop what your subscribers wanted.. you are the best

  • @shakirulislam2477
    @shakirulislam2477 2 роки тому +1

    Been a fan of this channel for a long time, but this video finally made me write just how good your delivery of football ideas is. Poetic.

  • @reydmusicentertainment373
    @reydmusicentertainment373 2 роки тому +1

    Gotta appreciate this mans content. Repping SA incredibly well!
    Keep it coming bro! 🙌

  • @markrutte1834
    @markrutte1834 2 роки тому +2

    WORLD CLASS VID LAD! GOOD JOB

  • @gusvanskike4889
    @gusvanskike4889 2 роки тому +1

    Been wanting a video on this for ages, thanks mate!

  • @FootballDrawn
    @FootballDrawn 2 роки тому +4

    My favorite bed-time story teller !!! Brilliant video as always. ⚽ ⚽ ⚽ ⚽ ⚽ ⚽ ⚽ ⚽

  • @lcfcsince2016
    @lcfcsince2016 2 роки тому +6

    Slight correction: the FA Cup triumph was in 2021
    Before I discovered Leicester in 2016, all the talk in primary school at the time was around the so called 'big clubs'- Man Utd, Chelsea and the like. I wasn't interested in football back then, until I saw Leicester's title winning game. I was inspired by the fact that a previously unknown club could achieve the unexpected not with huge profits and big signings, but by teamwork, passion and integrity. From then on, I knew Leicester City was for me. *It has been over 6 years since I made that decision, we have had triumphs and setbacks, seen many greats leave and new talent emerge, and witnessed managers being sacked after shock defeats, but I have never come to regret my decision to be different from the crowd and support grit rather than solely talent*

  • @nigelvee1745
    @nigelvee1745 2 роки тому +1

    Love the content bro, my first time here. Very informative. Massive respect from South Africa 🇿🇦

  • @NothingToSeeHere32
    @NothingToSeeHere32 2 роки тому +2

    Leicester City winning the Premier League is for sure one of those 'Where were you when...' moments!
    Banger of a video as always, cheers T!

  • @stevestevenson6816
    @stevestevenson6816 2 роки тому +3

    What a remarkable season that was, it was almost impossible not to root for them. This, United's treble and Arsenal's invincible season are three of the most remarkable achievements in English football for me. Another video from the top shelf, well done mate 👍🏾

  • @rayjbucknor
    @rayjbucknor 2 роки тому +5

    I'll always remember watching that campaign. I loved watching Kante develop, the guy left that season with every midfielder in his pocket

  • @abarratt8869
    @abarratt8869 7 місяців тому

    This is a fabulous recap! Came across it alongside a highlight clip of Vardy scoring against Preston...
    I'm not a football fan as such, but this season and Leicester certainly caught my attention; I was hooked. It was really good to see the game being played as it was meant to be played - fast, hard, attacking, no messing about and full of self belief and a strong intent to win every single time. You can't be a team sports fan and not be super-impressed and thoroughly entertained at how they went about that entire competition. The fact that they won it was, well, the cherry on the icing on the cake.
    The other part of it for me was finding out how the club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha went about his business as owner. His positive approach to ownership and the bond he created between himself, the club and community (not just the fan base) was thoroughly enchanting. It made the whole incredible sporting adventure on the pitch a shared experience, the ultimate group-mind trip. This was not a £billion side mechanistically winning, counting the gate receipts, ad revenue and TV money and restocking the club memorabilia and trinkets shop. This was all about people; *all* the people. Quite a guy. I've rarely been so upset as when I saw the news of his death on the 27/10/2018.
    And Ranieri; he helped achieve the impossible result. Never has such an investment in pizza paid such dividends. His career has had ups and downs, but of all team sports managers in (probably) all of human history, he is the only one who can pull out the memories quite like that, chuckle, and tuck them away again. I hope the portrait of him and the team and others on the wall in Leicester is still there and remains.

  • @ElTioPental
    @ElTioPental 2 роки тому +2

    Dude what a great video. I think we were lucky to see Leicester's miracle happen that gave me a team to follow in the premier league.

  • @kristophersnyder6502
    @kristophersnyder6502 2 роки тому +2

    I really enjoy your videos. You've got a great voice and incredible dekivery. The videos are top notch, please keep up the awesome work.

  • @CFCevanfj
    @CFCevanfj 2 роки тому +4

    my favourite moment was the commentary after vardy scored his 11th goal in a row. fantastic

  • @yamcha-sama6126
    @yamcha-sama6126 2 роки тому +2

    Like two days ago I was looking to see if you had a vid in this yet. Lets gooo

  • @JonathanBradysouth-africa
    @JonathanBradysouth-africa 2 роки тому +6

    This team was insane. Nobody saw this coming. I also think the upheaval at Man City allowed Leicester to consolidate a proper start to the season. Their confidence and trust in Ranieri clearly showed. But like all clubs that win things, the squad wanted more pay and Ranieri lost the dressing room. But still, legendary run from this team in the 2015/16 season.

  • @kwanlinus6999
    @kwanlinus6999 10 місяців тому +3

    Spurs' last trophy was the 2008 EFL Cup.
    In 2008, Leicester City were relegated to League One, being 22nd place in the 2008 EFL Championship.
    Since then, they'd promoted back into the Championship, promoted to the Premier League, won a PL title while its foes suffers second season syndrome, reaches the Champions League quarter-finals, only losing to eventual finalists Atletico Madrid, entered two more Europa Leagues, won an FA Cup, suffered from relegation back down to the Championship, and is about to come back up to the Premier League straight again.
    Spurs still haven't won a trophy.

  • @ElToto415
    @ElToto415 2 роки тому +27

    You should make a video on Bilardo's time as the argentine national team manager. It was insane

  • @AKUNJIG
    @AKUNJIG 2 роки тому +7

    I was actually visiting my family in Cameroon at the time when Leicester City won the League. It blew my mind that it actually happened. What a story honestly.

  • @thebrotherhood227
    @thebrotherhood227 2 роки тому +18

    West Brom’s great escape has got to be the best surviving relegation story for me

    • @GIBBO4182
      @GIBBO4182 2 роки тому +8

      I’m a WBA fan and it is easily! (I’m biased) but seriously, 1st team to stay up after being bottom of the league at Christmas and we started the last day of the season bottom of the league if memory serves me correctly

    • @FootballIconic
      @FootballIconic  2 роки тому +10

      To be fair, Leicester were bottom of the league in April. But I completely get what you mean- that was miraculous!

    • @bimsingh7553
      @bimsingh7553 2 роки тому +1

      The Great escape was incredible,but as Albion were relegated the season after,it's a bit hollow, at least the season after Leicester had a great run in the champions League.

    • @SamWinchester000
      @SamWinchester000 2 роки тому +1

      May I tell you something funny? Borussia Dortmund started the second part of the 2014/15 season at the bottom of the table and in the end they reached the 7th place and qualified for the EL qualification round. I guess, that would be a greater achievement then only avoiding relegation. 😅
      Btw, even though that was a Bundesliga record for a bottom placed team - although the 7th place actually only leveled a decades old previous record - that season, and to be precise a completely chanceless 1-3 loss against Gladbach after a long winning streak and chase for a better place, was the explicit reason why Klopp announced his retirement from Dortmund because he thought that they needed a change, even though the club bagged for him to reverse his choice (I think he had a contract planned to go until 2021 back then). In the end, his retirement propably helped as the team played better than ever in that season and finally secured the 7th place, but I'm leaving the point of the original story... They went from 18th to 7th in half a season.

  • @therealking6202
    @therealking6202 Рік тому +8

    Leicester City were NOT supposed to get relegated! 🤣🤣🤣

  • @samokolie2832
    @samokolie2832 2 роки тому +2

    Best way to start the week off! Love the vids 😎

  • @averagemathenjoyer3021
    @averagemathenjoyer3021 2 роки тому +1

    21:49 - Lagacy?
    23:20 - They won the FA Cup in 2021, not 2020.
    Good video as usual, great job!

  • @pseudonils1837
    @pseudonils1837 2 роки тому

    Yayayay another longer video I'm so happy!! Love the vids, keep it up!!

  • @joethompson3621
    @joethompson3621 2 роки тому +14

    I cried when they won, and I’m a bloody Liverpool fan

    • @clintstewart5545
      @clintstewart5545 2 роки тому

      still have the same amount of premier league titles as liverpool 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @joethompson3621
      @joethompson3621 2 роки тому

      @@clintstewart5545 true

    • @clintstewart5545
      @clintstewart5545 2 роки тому

      @@joethompson3621 i rooted for liverpool last season to catch man u with 20 titles whom I despise more than liverpool but you sadly bottled it and than bottled it against real madrid what a let down ,

    • @joethompson3621
      @joethompson3621 2 роки тому

      @@clintstewart5545 well, I would say more like we tried to hard with Madrid, but did indeed bottle the league, thats life

    • @joethompson3621
      @joethompson3621 2 роки тому

      And we did win two trophies

  • @AHobbitHere
    @AHobbitHere Рік тому +5

    23:22 I guess we were completely wrong

  • @r.i.psteez929
    @r.i.psteez929 Рік тому +3

    Vardy was probably my favorite striker in the world at this point. He wasn’t just a pace merchant but he was so damn quick and clinical. He is Mr, Leicester. Mahrez also became one of my favorites. That Vardy goal vs Liverpool is one to remember.

  • @cannonngwenya914
    @cannonngwenya914 2 роки тому

    You make one of the best soccer content on UA-cam. Bigup 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

  • @thomaswilkes6875
    @thomaswilkes6875 2 роки тому

    Ahh man, that was great, well done. One thing you maybe missed or aren't aware of is the work Dave Henson does for us. "Hero's in blue and white" and "a song for Leicester city". They tell the stories well, and are hilarious.

  • @bannan61
    @bannan61 Рік тому +2

    As a Leicester fan since 1961 I congratulate you on this video. Excellent!! PS We have just been relegated again. Oh dear.

    • @RealMdrid3
      @RealMdrid3 8 місяців тому

      dang i started supporting like 8 years ago, i only remember watching a match vs chelsea in the winning season, then watching us beat sevilla 2-1 in the ucl at the king power 😢

  • @noahhoward5328
    @noahhoward5328 2 роки тому

    Finally man been waiting for this video from you

  • @shouldvegonetobed
    @shouldvegonetobed 2 роки тому

    Yea! We all ve been waiting for this one, good stuff

  • @solomonjanosbenjaminlashley

    This channel so so funny and informative. Great video as always 💪🏽

  • @vertigq5126
    @vertigq5126 2 роки тому

    This is fascinating man, thanks a lot for sharing such high quality content! Keep it up and God bless you man :)

  • @Ршррщ
    @Ршррщ Рік тому

    Bravo!
    Bellissimo commento.
    Pieno di sentimento.
    Cosi come è stata la favola del Leicester.

  • @hugolouessard3914
    @hugolouessard3914 Рік тому +2

    And now they've been relegated and have lost almost all their best players... How did they get relegated with the squad they had last year? Vardy is still there though...
    As for their Premier League title, what a season that was for them.
    But it is true that usual contenders were having difficulties :
    Manchester CIty had finished the first phase of their rise to the top and were looking for a new breathe.
    Manchester United were just 2 years after the end of a very long success period and were (and still are) searching for a new beginning.
    Liverpool had Klopp just arrive but he hadn't started building his own team yet.
    Chelsea was doing up and down from one year to the other (they won in 2015 and 2017 after all)
    Arsenal were still good but extraordinary and looked really "average"
    Tottenham were on the rise, and they really had their best shot that year and the one after, but they were not at their peak yet.
    But of course, Leicester did fantastic, and after a miracle to not be relegated, that makes it even more surprising.
    However, there's a save from relegation that happens in 2015-2016 that is even more crazy than Leicester in 2014-2015.
    That year in Ligue 1, Toulouse was 19th at day 28, 10 points from the 17th place. Look it up, it was crazy. They completely transformed after the new manager arrived.

  • @VisitGabriel
    @VisitGabriel 2 роки тому +1

    A real-life story that seems stranger than fiction. Great video!
    Maybe one about Becks’ Man United days? 😁

  • @BanditoDorito6969
    @BanditoDorito6969 2 роки тому +3

    what is more impressive is how they consistently delivered till the end. Relegation candidates to league winners is just beautiful

  • @chip0109
    @chip0109 2 роки тому

    Another day. Another amazing video. His consistency is amazing. Bro i love your content!

  • @afterlifemeth5717
    @afterlifemeth5717 2 роки тому

    Been waiting for this video thanks mate

  • @sach1485
    @sach1485 2 роки тому +5

    Not really comparable, but the french team of Strasbourg went from the 5th tier to the Europa League in 8 years, and did a really good season in 21/22. Not with the most flamboyant team but certainly with one of the most coherent one, kinda like Leicester city

  • @marktan8423
    @marktan8423 6 місяців тому +2

    1:38 Jamie "Aristotle" Vardy

  • @kyriakos02
    @kyriakos02 Рік тому +3

    Rewatching this after Leicester got relegated, times have gone by..

  • @abdobld2511
    @abdobld2511 2 роки тому +10

    That season was stellar I watched every game, as an Algerian I couldn't even put it into words for the folks who wasn't following it. The Mahrez and vardy link up could be argued for best duos in pl and one thing I liked is the reaction of the doubters.

  • @cheesenugget3254
    @cheesenugget3254 Рік тому +10

    22:57 about that

  • @Braunbaer01
    @Braunbaer01 3 місяці тому +1

    17:26 Intrestingly enough Fuchs means Fox in German. 😅

  • @swannykiid
    @swannykiid 2 роки тому +1

    I remember watching the Chelsea match live. As a Liverpool fan, we had a miserable year. I didn't adopt Leicester but I did hope they edged it out just because of their underdog status. What a season it was and match of the day brought with it a more excited Lineker than we had ever seen, even though he tried hiding it on the episode on which they won it. What a refreshing season too. Spurs and Arsenal challenging for the title, two rivals with Arsenal having a fun squad with great talent and spurs who were trying to make a name for themselves after an impressive 14/15 season with Harry Kane and Son's emergence. All of us were behind Leicester and of Course Ranieri!

  • @tomhammond3495
    @tomhammond3495 2 роки тому +6

    One interesting thing that a lot of people forget about was that the margin of victory could have been even larger than 10 points. Mahrez missed 2 penalties in January that year against Bournemouth and Villa. Had he scored them, Leicester would have turned those draws into wins and would have won the league by 14 points. Incredible.

    • @HICHAM-73
      @HICHAM-73 Рік тому

      .
      It's all you remember about Mahrez ?
      .

  • @Jaasim.J
    @Jaasim.J Рік тому +5

    And now...they are relegated fast-forward a year from this vid.
    They really do be livin to their name. :)

  • @hendrixinfinity3992
    @hendrixinfinity3992 Рік тому +1

    The Fosse Way is a Roman road that goes from Lincoln to Exeter via Leicester, Cirencester, Bath and Ilchester. All of these places' names herald back to their Roman origins.
    The Fosse is also a super fun offroad path for much of its length, for gravel cycling and motocross.

  • @renilives03
    @renilives03 2 роки тому

    Excellent video, very well researched.

  • @dragospodariu3647
    @dragospodariu3647 2 роки тому

    Congrats man! Love your videos and your takes!

  • @frafrafrafrafra
    @frafrafrafrafra 2 роки тому +4

    This is why I love football, like when Hellas Verona won the Serie A

  • @diallod357
    @diallod357 2 роки тому +4

    Great video

  • @JangoAC
    @JangoAC 2 роки тому

    Bro, I just neede to hit pause and let you know you are doing an incredible job here.

  • @hugetird
    @hugetird 2 роки тому +28

    Jamie vardy is genuinely a world class player, his passion, his passing, finishing and his entire attitude embodies a professional athlete dedicated to his team. Severely underrated in the prem, he was out for what 6/8 weeks this season gone and comes back, scores a goal, had another minor break comes back and continuously scores till the end of the season. King.

    • @lcfcsince2016
      @lcfcsince2016 2 роки тому

      I think us Leicester fans take Vardy for granted sometimes, we absolutely love his talents and antics at the away end. I'm saying this because when he was injured for long periods of last season, we did suffer and that's not because we are a one man team, but he does contribute to a major part of our success. I don't see Vardy retiring soon, but even if he does, we are seeing the emergence of new talent such as Maddison and Dewsbury-Hall who are inspired by Jamie Vardy

    • @nickrhall6867
      @nickrhall6867 2 роки тому

      His passing? I’m a Leicester fan and I’ve got to say, his passing and first touch do let him down quite a bit every now and then. His finishing and passion is what makes him a great player, I wouldn’t say world class though but do love him 🦊

    • @User-gq2hh
      @User-gq2hh 2 роки тому

      Deserves to be in the premier league hall of fame

  • @W417on
    @W417on 2 роки тому +4

    Surprised you didn't cover the costs and when they bought some of the stand out players more. Mahrez for just 400k in the championship was a combination of great scouting and luck

  • @Duckquack6
    @Duckquack6 2 роки тому +5

    Really enjoy your videos I have an idea because the 2022 World Cup is coming up could you do a review of all of the world cups I would gladly watch a 21 hour video giving an hour to each world cup

  • @rosyen5794
    @rosyen5794 2 роки тому

    I've been waiting for this video 🥳🥳

  • @Truffle_Pup
    @Truffle_Pup 2 роки тому

    Your videos are always quality Tinashe!

  • @DrewsSpace
    @DrewsSpace 2 роки тому +1

    I was fortunate enough to have a season ticket for our title-winning season. It was the perfect blend of factors coming together all at once. People don't realise the end to the prior season was no fluke, most lcfc fans felt very hard done by at the start of the 'big escape' campaign, we played nice football but just had some missing ingredients. The following season had the perfect mix of managerial tactics, work ethics and a sprinkle of world-class talent. People often say in Leicester that Nigel Pearson should be credited with the Premier League but they are dead wrong, they miss the point that Nigel Pearson (as much as I rate him an lcfc legend) would not have been so naive against the big 6. Raneri had a setup and he knew it had everything, Pearson would have tailored the system to come out with a draw against the big 6. On top of tactics we had players who will be remembered as Premier League greats, prime Vardy, Kante & Marhrez would waltz in to most teams and every other player put their heart and soul into every game. It was truly one of the greatest moments of my life to watch our team lift the trophy and it is a sporting achievement that will down in history.

  • @riazm786
    @riazm786 2 роки тому

    Dude your channel is awesome. Keep it up!😀

  • @MrDinosaurjeff
    @MrDinosaurjeff 2 роки тому

    Great video, gotta be the biggest moment of the prem era. Surprised there was no mention of Gary linker in his pants though

  • @drwales
    @drwales 2 роки тому +1

    This was the year I fell in love with football totally. Before then, I never watched football. But that year, Leicester City made it possible. Kept me glued to the TV all season. From there i never looked back.

  • @revan_himself
    @revan_himself Рік тому +10

    Who’s here after they got relegated

    • @nbt3663
      @nbt3663 7 місяців тому

      🙋‍♂️

    • @epifunny1
      @epifunny1 6 місяців тому

      Who's here after they went right back, Bub?

    • @revan_himself
      @revan_himself 6 місяців тому

      @@epifunny1 I’m happy they are up idk why you’ve taken it the wrong way 😂

  • @itsmecrazyboyeyt1557
    @itsmecrazyboyeyt1557 Рік тому +3

    This aged well

  • @user-zd5it4yr9b
    @user-zd5it4yr9b Рік тому +3

    22:56 lol, a prediction like that to cap off a pretty terrible rebuttal.