Soccercorner.org - Before the game counter Leicester City on Tuesday (15/12) early this morning, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho had mentioned that there are only three things that can happen to Leicester City this season, becoming the Premier League champions, Finish in the Big Three, and The worst Finish in the top six.
Jose Mourinho's prediction proved to be true by week 16 of the Premier League. The Foxes successful overthrow Chelsea with a score of 2-1 and the victory and take them to survive in the top of the Premier League for two consecutive weeks.
This season Leicester can be said as a dark horse team which is very surprising. This is because last season they had to fight hard until the end of the season to be saved from relegation, but this season they succeed in defeating the big teams of the Premier League and reach the top position in this 16 weeks.
The Foxes look convincing performance this season, the question arises how long this positive performance will last? and where Leicester City will finish at the end of this season? Will Jose Mourinho's prediction was actually happening at the end of the season?
Each season the Premier League has always led the teams that made a surprise dark horse in the Premier League. May still fresh in our memory how Michu and Swansea City makes a surprise in the 2012/2013 season and Ronald Koemann that brought Southampton into the shadows of giants in the Premier League last season. However, different from their predecessors two teams, Leicester City is not the usual dark horse team.
If we look at in terms of statistics, records Leicester is much more stable than in the 2012/2013 season Swansea or Southampton in the 2014/2015 season. Swansea, for example, in the first four weeks of the Premier League they are stable in the second position of the standings, but began at week 5, their position in the standings significantly down to 11th and stable rank amongst 11-9 before finishing in 9th position at the end of the season.
Compared with Swansea, Southampton is much more stable. They started the season ranked 13th and within four weeks they stabilize themselves ranked 2nd with a margin furthest down to the rank of five until week 16 Premier League last season. Since week 16, The Saints are slowly losing their stability and to finish seventh at the end of the season.
If you see the tendency of the Premier League in the last three years, entered the period of December to the movement of the standings in the top six tends to be stable. That is rarely the club who are outside the top six can enter the competition to six after the Christmas period. Only exchange position among the six clubs that tend to be dynamic on a weekly basis.
If you look at the trend in the last three years, it could be predicted that Leicester will actually minimal finish in the top six of the standings. But the question is where exactly the Foxes will finish at the end of this season? Currently six teams that are top of the Premier League is the Leicester City, Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace. How far will step Leicester City actually depends on the participation of four other teams in European competition.
The tendency in the last three seasons, the position of the standings in the top five rankings still tends to be unstable when competitors Five teams are still competing in Europe. If Manchester City, Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham go far in European competition, then a chance Leicester to win the Premier League big enough for the competitors must split the focus between the Premier League and European competition, yet again in January FA Cup will be held as well Capital One Cup semi-final round will also be held.
If look all these tendencies, Finish in the top three would be the achievement of Leicester City at the end of the season, though still open considerable opportunities for Claudio Ranieri to win the most prestigious tournament in the England
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