Koke Posted 5 May 2016 Share Posted 5 May 2016 I'm still trying to get my head around it. Our team is made up of free transfers, bargain signings and couple of journeymen, and collectively they've become a ruthless efficient winning machine. Is it coaching? Our club in terms of size is on par with Southampton and West Brom. Our general ambitions prior to this season was similar to theirs. To exceed expectations would have meant challenging for top 6 or top 4 like West Ham, not winning the bloody league. I'm overwhelmed. I can't comprehend what we've just done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARM1968 Posted 5 May 2016 Share Posted 5 May 2016 Join the club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CollinsLCFC Posted 5 May 2016 Share Posted 5 May 2016 Ask the Spurs fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bovril Posted 5 May 2016 Share Posted 5 May 2016 Everything came together at the right time. Players, manager, form, a bit of luck. As Ranieri intimated, it happens every 20 years or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxy boxing Posted 5 May 2016 Share Posted 5 May 2016 We won by winning more games,losing the fewest hard work self belief togetherness a manager with something to prove players who bought into the philosophy and the big clubs on auto pilot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unabomber Posted 5 May 2016 Share Posted 5 May 2016 Just kinda kept winning next thing you know we've won the league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozwin Posted 5 May 2016 Share Posted 5 May 2016 I just love how a bunch of players that nobody wanted came together and achieved this. They're an absolute band of brothers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy Posted 5 May 2016 Share Posted 5 May 2016 I'm still trying to get my head around it. Our team is made up of free transfers, bargain signings and couple of journeymen, and collectively they've become a ruthless efficient winning machine. Is it coaching? Our club in terms of size is on par with Southampton and West Brom. Our general ambitions prior to this season was similar to theirs. To exceed expectations would have meant challenging for top 6 or top 4 like West Ham, not winning the bloody league. I'm overwhelmed. I can't comprehend what we've just done. 10 reasons I think we won the league: 1. The nucleus of the team won the championship and survived the great escape. They'd been through pressure at both ends of the scale so were well experienced to deal with it this time around 2. CR played it cool as a cucumber all season. His approach was perfect and he got the media and crowd on side from day 1. He took the heat and expectation off the players brilliantly 3. We've got no billy big bollux prima donnas upsetting the team spirit. Pretty much every player had a point to prove and shove it in the faces of those who'd written them off. I think this gave them the extra 10% motivation 4. All the players get along on and off the pitch - "like brothers" as Wes said. It was clear they all put the team before themselves and it wasn't about personal accolades. 5. The clappers and our incredible atmosphere. Unrivaled in the PL and our crowd was the 12th man when needed 6. We were fortunate with injuries, but our sports science team is the best in the business 7. We had bit of luck. But you make your own luck and we've had years of shit luck so we were due some 8. The top 4 weren't as good as usual - so that helped 9. Kante. Let's be honest, he's far too good for us 10. All the stars aligned. It was just our time. Miracles do happen.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smr Posted 5 May 2016 Share Posted 5 May 2016 10 reasons I think we won the league: 1. The nucleus of the team won the championship and survived the great escape. They'd been through pressure at both ends of the scale so were well experienced to deal with it this time around 2. CR played it cool as a cucumber all season. His approach was perfect and he got the media and crowd on side from day 1. He took the heat and expectation off the players brilliantly 3. We've got no billy big bollux prima donnas upsetting the team spirit. Pretty much every player had a point to prove and shove it in the faces of those who'd written them off. I think this gave them the extra 10% motivation 4. All the players get along on and off the pitch - "like brothers" as Wes said. It was clear they all put the team before themselves and it wasn't about personal accolades. 5. The clappers and our incredible atmosphere. Unrivaled in the PL and our crowd was the 12th man when needed 6. We were fortunate with injuries, but our sports science team is the best in the business 7. We had bit of luck. But you make your own luck and we've had years of shit luck so we were due some 8. The top 4 weren't as good as usual - so that helped 9. Kante. Let's be honest, he's far too good for us 10. All the stars aligned. It was just our time. Miracles do happen.. Pretty much nailed it ^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokes Posted 5 May 2016 Share Posted 5 May 2016 Tottenham the worlds best club got cheated out of it. Wah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungry Hungry Fox Posted 5 May 2016 Share Posted 5 May 2016 I'm still in wonder at the achievement Never thought I'd see us winning the PL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 5 May 2016 Share Posted 5 May 2016 We were lucky All our players are doping The refs have all been on our side Chelsea allowed 9 of their players to be brutally fouled which somehow prevented Spurs from winning These and many more reasons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koke Posted 5 May 2016 Author Share Posted 5 May 2016 10 reasons I think we won the league: 1. The nucleus of the team won the championship and survived the great escape. They'd been through pressure at both ends of the scale so were well experienced to deal with it this time around 2. CR played it cool as a cucumber all season. His approach was perfect and he got the media and crowd on side from day 1. He took the heat and expectation off the players brilliantly 3. We've got no billy big bollux prima donnas upsetting the team spirit. Pretty much every player had a point to prove and shove it in the faces of those who'd written them off. I think this gave them the extra 10% motivation 4. All the players get along on and off the pitch - "like brothers" as Wes said. It was clear they all put the team before themselves and it wasn't about personal accolades. 5. The clappers and our incredible atmosphere. Unrivaled in the PL and our crowd was the 12th man when needed 6. We were fortunate with injuries, but our sports science team is the best in the business 7. We had bit of luck. But you make your own luck and we've had years of shit luck so we were due some 8. The top 4 weren't as good as usual - so that helped 9. Kante. Let's be honest, he's far too good for us 10. All the stars aligned. It was just our time. Miracles do happen.. All of those points are 100% true. Bigger clubs than us (Everton, Villa, Spurs) have tried for years to break into the top 4, and here we come along and casually win the league without even aiming for it at the beginning. It's truly mind blowing what we've done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfox Posted 5 May 2016 Share Posted 5 May 2016 A lot of things but team spirit and hard work are the main factors for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacamion Posted 5 May 2016 Share Posted 5 May 2016 Add to Izzy Muzzet's excellent post that this team just didn't give up. Villa at home Southampton away Stoke away Norwich at home West Ham at home There was no strolling about, hands on hips, remonstrating with colleagues etc. when the chips were down. We were the anti-Villa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy Posted 5 May 2016 Share Posted 5 May 2016 All of those points are 100% true. Bigger clubs than us (Everton, Villa, Spurs) have tried for years to break into the top 4, and here we come along and casually win the league without even aiming for it at the beginning. It's truly mind blowing what we've done. It's completely mind blowing mate. It goes against all rational explanation. 5000/1 and probably the worlds biggest sporting upset - ever. None of us will ever see anything like this again in our lifetime I'm sure. We captured the imagination of the world and re-wrote the history books. In a way, I don't really mind what happens next and can't see myself getting wound up about football much now. After following City for 35 years I'm now happy and content and at peace with everything. We've reached the pinnacle of Mount Everest and etched our name in history. Any success from now on is just a bonus... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanSP Posted 5 May 2016 Share Posted 5 May 2016 spirit, determination, teamwork, hunger, desire, belief. just a few things! Never getting carried away. Claudio keeping his own feet and the team's feet on the ground. 'one game at a time'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxfanazer Posted 5 May 2016 Share Posted 5 May 2016 Bernie called it to be fair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy Posted 5 May 2016 Share Posted 5 May 2016 spirit, determination, teamwork, hunger, desire, belief. just a few things! Never getting carried away. Claudio keeping his own feet and the team's feet on the ground. 'one game at a time'. I know we should give NP loads of credit etc, but when you really think about it, appointing Claudio was a masterstroke. We should also remember that he personally has had 30 years of hurt and many near misses, so maybe it was also his time and meant to be for him? He obviously saw something in the squad straight way and realised he could work his magic with us. I can't fault him for anything this season. He's been absolutely incredible for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stadt Posted 5 May 2016 Share Posted 5 May 2016 Ranieri, tactically very astute - we started off very excitingly as we scored loads and let loads in but he saw it wasn't sustainable (particularly after the Arsenal game) and tightened us up - the fullbacks stay narrow to avoid exposing Huth and Morgan's lack of pace. We're very compact vertically and deny teams space to play in whilst opening it up ahead of us so Vardy and Mahrez could thrive on the counter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazzerfox Posted 5 May 2016 Share Posted 5 May 2016 I'm still trying to get my head around it. Our team is made up of free transfers, bargain signings and couple of journeymen, and collectively they've become a ruthless efficient winning machine. Is it coaching? Our club in terms of size is on par with Southampton and West Brom. Our general ambitions prior to this season was similar to theirs. To exceed expectations would have meant challenging for top 6 or top 4 like West Ham, not winning the bloody league. I'm overwhelmed. I can't comprehend what we've just done. Togetherness, solidarity, skill, blistering pace, the bigger teams not producing, winersh, taplow, yately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jattdogg Posted 5 May 2016 Share Posted 5 May 2016 We played 10+ less games then the other big clubs with less injuries so clearly our big allstar players with huge salary demands had a major advantage. Load of bollocks that excuse is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4everfox Posted 5 May 2016 Share Posted 5 May 2016 10 reasons I think we won the league: 1. The nucleus of the team won the championship and survived the great escape. They'd been through pressure at both ends of the scale so were well experienced to deal with it this time around 2. CR played it cool as a cucumber all season. His approach was perfect and he got the media and crowd on side from day 1. He took the heat and expectation off the players brilliantly 3. We've got no billy big bollux prima donnas upsetting the team spirit. Pretty much every player had a point to prove and shove it in the faces of those who'd written them off. I think this gave them the extra 10% motivation 4. All the players get along on and off the pitch - "like brothers" as Wes said. It was clear they all put the team before themselves and it wasn't about personal accolades. 5. The clappers and our incredible atmosphere. Unrivaled in the PL and our crowd was the 12th man when needed 6. We were fortunate with injuries, but our sports science team is the best in the business 7. We had bit of luck. But you make your own luck and we've had years of shit luck so we were due some 8. The top 4 weren't as good as usual - so that helped 9. Kante. Let's be honest, he's far too good for us 10. All the stars aligned. It was just our time. Miracles do happen.. This is the correct answer and I'd personally like to highlight number 9. We wouldn't have done it without him and he is a truly world class footballer in every sense of the word. If we keep Kante I wouldn't write us off doing an Atletico in the Champions League next season. I'm excited to see who Steve Walsh has discovered this time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebok Posted 5 May 2016 Share Posted 5 May 2016 I am curious, of all the candidates.. how/why did the owners picked Ranieri. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayfox Posted 5 May 2016 Share Posted 5 May 2016 Self believe. What ever they may have said in public. They have believed it was possible for a while. Sheer hard work, team ethic and a manager who allowed and believed in letting players do their jobs. And that's not a dig at nige but a lot of people wanted Schlupp and rdl playing last year because Simpson offered nothing going forward. Well guess what defenders are meant to defend. Because claudio has let them. Kasper looks better. And although our forward players work their Tits off. They know they can try to beat a player as those behind them have their backs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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