First and foremost, congratulations to Leicester. I thought it would be tighter and come down to the last day, but Spurs just couldn't keep pace. Amazing turn over the past season!
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Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf
first team in history with 9 yellows in a PL game
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Some of the reffing was questionable I think. Kane nearly gets kicked in the head and play continues. Then Dembele gets called for a high kick. Kane gets hauled down, no call and then Hazard scores the winner on the counter from that. Incredible in a chippy game like that that the cards/fouls ended up as uneven as they were. Save for the last couple where Dier and Kane were just being dicks.
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Originally Posted by nik-
Leicester could stay in the top 6 for a long time too ... they don't need to be a small team. Their owner is very very rich.
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Yes, its the "little tiny club" in the media though. I won't be unhappy watching them slide down to mid-table next year.
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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
I like Pochettino a lot as a coach, but the last two weeks his team totally melted down after dominant first half performances. I think that has to fall on him. As to Leicester kinda disappointing to not even have them on the pitch when they win it, but they clutched up huge in the last two months and never really gave any of the chasers any chance. They kept their foot on everyone else's throat. Best sports story I can remember.
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Unfortunately this has been their way a lot this season. Its not new, and its something that cost them the title long before today. A number of teams have comeback at them in the second half and while a number of them ended in draws, games like Newcastle at home wound up with them losing entirely.
Oh and lastly, Chelsea is pathetic. Congratulations on a disaster of a title defence, and maybe squeezing into tenth place today!