Premier League title: Tottenham in form, Leicester in red
(Baonghean.vn) - If Arsenal wins all 5 remaining matches, they will have 75 points, in theory they can still win the championship, but in reality the race is only between Leicester and Tottenham.
The points of the top 4 teams in the Premier League 2015/2016 Leicester, Tottenham, Man City and Arsenal (with 5 matches left) are 73, 68, 61, 60 respectively.
We think Tottenham have no more than a 25% chance of winning the championship. Interestingly, both teams have 2 home matches (SN), 2 away matches (SK) and are both visiting Stamford Bridge, people have the feeling that the Organizing Committee already knows the "finish line" of the tournament.
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Leicester City at a disadvantage as Vardy will be suspended for more than 1 match |
A 4-0 win at Stoke in round 34 helped Tottenham close the gap to 5 points compared to Leicester. Coach Mauricio Pochettino and his players have won 32 points in the last 13 matches, a perfect sprint.
According to the schedule of 3 out of the remaining 4 matches, Tottenham will only meet teams that do not have much to play for, namely West Brom (SN), Chelsea (SK), Southampton (SN). Witnessing Swansea lose 0-3 to Newtle and Chelsea lose 0-3 to Man City in the last round, it is impossible to expect teams that do not have much desire to compete to do their best to stop Tottenham.
In the final round, Tottenham will face Newcastle, a team that is trying to fight for a relegation position. But if Newcastle is already in a relegation position, Tottenham will easily get 3 points. Thus, the possibility of winning all 4 final matches is within Tottenham's reach, if so, they will have 80 points.
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Coach Ranieri, who has made great contributions to Leicester City. |
Leicester's goal difference is far behind Tottenham's (+26 compared to +39), so to win the championship Leicester must win 81 points, meaning Leicester need to win 8 more points in the last 4 matches. Similar to Tottenham, 3 of Leicester's 4 opponents also have no specific motivation, namely Swansea (SN), Everton (SN) and Chelsea (SK).
Only Manchester United are competing for a place in the Champions League next season. This is the match of the season, whether Leicester can step up to the throne or not depends a lot on the match at Old Trafford. Manchester United this season has played "sunny in the morning, rainy in the afternoon" so they may also give up but it is also possible that the players will play to the death to meet the new coach.
Another difficulty is that the best striker Vardy will definitely miss the match against Swansea and may be suspended by the FA for another match, missing the match at Old Trafford. In the same situation as Leicester, in round 36 Tottenham also encountered a difficult "monitor lizard" named Chelsea.
If they fail to defeat the rich guy at Stamford Bridge, the 2015/2016 Premier League can be considered over. Another advantage is that in the White Hart Lane squad, coach Pochettino currently owns Harry Kane - the number one striker in the Premier League this season. He has scored 24 goals for Spurs after 34 matches and is in good form.
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Spurs (white shirt) still have a chance to win the championship. |
Tottenham are in form, while Leicester are in red.
Luck was on Leicester's side when referee Jonathan Moss awarded them a penalty in the 5th minute of injury time, the equalizer 2-2 made coach Claudio Ranieri and his team believe even more that luck was on their side.
The British audience has built a scenario for the Premier League race to the finish line: Tottenham wins 3 matches against West Brom, Chelsea, Southampton to have 77 points before the final round; meanwhile, Leicester wins Swansea, does not win against MU, wins against Everton to have 79 (or 80) points before the final round.
Then, in round 38, Tottenham will meet Newcastle while Leicester will decide their own fate with a match at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea. It would be perfect if coach Ranieri directed Leicester to win 3 points at Stamford Bridge to win the championship right at the place that once rejected him 12 years ago.
If MU gives up, in a situation where they no longer have a chance to compete for the TOP 4 to participate in the Champions League, Leicester will confidently step up to the championship with the "welder" Ranieri 1 round ahead. Tottenham still has a chance, but Leicester is the team that decides the game!
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