Leicester City Were NOT Supposed to Win The Premier League

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  • čas přidán 15. 05. 2024
  • But they did.
    In probably the most surprising season in English Premier League history, Leicester City won it all.
    To say these lost were underdogs would be a massive understatement. So let's find out how it all came about. Right from the beginning.
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    0:00 - Introduction
    02:19 - Leicester Fosse: Long Road Ahead
    04:39 - Ice Kings: no crown
    06:12 - Rollercoaster
    07:43 - Late Drama & Late Escapes
    11:20 - Claudio Ranieri Arrives
    13:51 - The winning Tactics and Setup
    18:57 - Dilly Ding Dilly Dong: The 2015/16 Season
    21:50 - Legacy
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  • @Yasinvanpersie
    @Yasinvanpersie Před rokem +1838

    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 Před rokem +78

      Fulham's run in the EL too

    • @Dz73zxxx
      @Dz73zxxx Před rokem +41

      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 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +1

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

    • @jorg7228
      @jorg7228 Před rokem +14

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

  • @JKribbit
    @JKribbit Před rokem +167

    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.

  • @timhinfort1171
    @timhinfort1171 Před rokem +416

    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 Před rokem +22

      thats a nice story ngl

    • @circle2867
      @circle2867 Před rokem +14

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

    • @Uio3eva
      @Uio3eva Před rokem +8

      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 Před rokem +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 Před 2 měsíci

      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 Před rokem +431

    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 Před 2 měsíci

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

  • @matthewstevens1736
    @matthewstevens1736 Před rokem +899

    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 Před rokem +34

      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 Před rokem +26

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

    • @prdigy2655
      @prdigy2655 Před rokem +57

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

    • @11hitmanDagenius
      @11hitmanDagenius Před rokem +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 Před rokem

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

  • @jitgo
    @jitgo Před rokem +355

    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 Před rokem +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

  • @ayushman8878
    @ayushman8878 Před rokem +297

    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 Před rokem +4

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

    • @ronaldogoat1924
      @ronaldogoat1924 Před rokem +15

      @@GIBBO4182 still this is the greatest underdog story.

    • @modyusa1
      @modyusa1 Před rokem +30

      @@GIBBO4182
      Winning a tournament made of a few matches and played over short period of time, like three or four weeks, is way easier than winning a domestic league Consists of 30+ matches (in the case of the Premier League, it's 38 matches), which you have to play each team twice (home and away).

    • @GIBBO4182
      @GIBBO4182 Před rokem +1

      @@modyusa1 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 Před rokem +7

      @@GIBBO4182 spurs came 3rd

  • @jems2081
    @jems2081 Před rokem +120

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

    • @dilksjoel
      @dilksjoel Před rokem

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

    • @GTAVictor9128
      @GTAVictor9128 Před rokem +14

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

    • @theodoricboahen8709
      @theodoricboahen8709 Před rokem

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

    • @symptomofsouls
      @symptomofsouls Před rokem +1

      @@GTAVictor9128 also explains Lille's title win

  • @irish_mcrae1892
    @irish_mcrae1892 Před rokem +282

    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 Před rokem +22

      siempre hay un chileno en todos lados jaajaja

    • @trelos7431
      @trelos7431 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +8

      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 Před rokem +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

  • @harrybryan-dooher4861
    @harrybryan-dooher4861 Před rokem +63

    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 Před rokem +2

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

  • @MatthewDias25
    @MatthewDias25 Před rokem +33

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

  • @gusvanskike4889
    @gusvanskike4889 Před rokem +41

    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 Před rokem

      sameeeeee

    • @umiranda3
      @umiranda3 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +64

    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 Před rokem +21

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

    • @ysff0710
      @ysff0710 Před rokem

      farmers league plastic fan what happened to lewaghostki villareal thrashing

    • @ratedpending
      @ratedpending Před rokem +3

      @@ysff0710 huh

    • @billmartin4093
      @billmartin4093 Před 8 měsíci

      @@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 Před rokem +30

    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 Před rokem

      1 year in the ucl is consistent ?

    • @kakuite
      @kakuite Před rokem +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 Před rokem

      @@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.

  • @helixgaming-gamingvlogskin6630

    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

  • @markbray5915
    @markbray5915 Před rokem +39

    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.

  • @mrjonesbones4161
    @mrjonesbones4161 Před 11 měsíci +18

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

    • @heyimyolo9782
      @heyimyolo9782 Před 18 dny +3

      we are back

    • @abarratt8869
      @abarratt8869 Před 14 dny

      @@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 Před 11 dny +1

      Yep, they are now back

  • @MrReese
    @MrReese Před rokem +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 Před rokem +3

      "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 Před rokem

      @@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 Před rokem

      @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

  • @saifabidalbloushi
    @saifabidalbloushi Před rokem +31

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

    • @FootballIconic
      @FootballIconic  Před rokem +3

      Had the same thoughts haha!

    • @dilksjoel
      @dilksjoel Před rokem

      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 Před rokem

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

  • @sarupyamangal9538
    @sarupyamangal9538 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +16

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

    • @johnmichel4865
      @johnmichel4865 Před rokem

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

    • @nealanderson9719
      @nealanderson9719 Před rokem +2

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

  • @mamadynabe7304
    @mamadynabe7304 Před rokem +132

    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  Před rokem +14

      Cheers buddy! All great ideas!

    • @nmarcus7233
      @nmarcus7233 Před rokem +3

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

  • @md.rashedurrahman6383
    @md.rashedurrahman6383 Před rokem +16

    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.

  • @shahriarshafin2689
    @shahriarshafin2689 Před rokem +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 Před 6 měsíci

      you got relegated :(

  • @alexm82420
    @alexm82420 Před rokem +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.

  • @thebrotherhood227
    @thebrotherhood227 Před rokem +18

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

    • @GIBBO4182
      @GIBBO4182 Před rokem +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  Před rokem +9

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

    • @bimsingh7553
      @bimsingh7553 Před rokem +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 Před rokem

      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.

  • @lcfcsince2016
    @lcfcsince2016 Před rokem +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*

  • @pax1913
    @pax1913 Před rokem +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.

  • @hugetird
    @hugetird Před rokem +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 Před rokem

      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 Před rokem

      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 Před rokem

      Deserves to be in the premier league hall of fame

  • @Ontheroad13
    @Ontheroad13 Před rokem +5

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

  • @therealking6202
    @therealking6202 Před 11 měsíci +7

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

  • @gusvanskike4889
    @gusvanskike4889 Před rokem +1

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

  • @vazivo3884
    @vazivo3884 Před rokem +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!

  • @AKUNJIG
    @AKUNJIG Před rokem +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.

  • @Dr.SamuelMas
    @Dr.SamuelMas Před rokem +3

    Love your work Tinashe! Great content.

  • @AHobbitHere
    @AHobbitHere Před 11 měsíci +5

    23:22 I guess we were completely wrong

  • @shakirulislam2477
    @shakirulislam2477 Před rokem +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.

  • @Jaasim.J
    @Jaasim.J Před 10 měsíci +5

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

  • @sandeshborgave2457
    @sandeshborgave2457 Před rokem +1

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

  • @rayjbucknor
    @rayjbucknor Před rokem +5

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

  • @ElToto415
    @ElToto415 Před rokem +27

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

  • @CFCevanfj
    @CFCevanfj Před rokem +4

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

  • @sabre242
    @sabre242 Před rokem +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!

  • @JonathanBradysouth-africa

    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.

  • @nigelvee1745
    @nigelvee1745 Před rokem +1

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

  • @vertigq5126
    @vertigq5126 Před rokem

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

  • @pseudonils1837
    @pseudonils1837 Před rokem

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

  • @Spuntzy
    @Spuntzy Před rokem +19

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

  • @joethompson3621
    @joethompson3621 Před rokem +14

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

    • @clintstewart5545
      @clintstewart5545 Před rokem

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

    • @joethompson3621
      @joethompson3621 Před rokem

      @@clintstewart5545 true

    • @clintstewart5545
      @clintstewart5545 Před rokem

      @@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 Před rokem

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

    • @joethompson3621
      @joethompson3621 Před rokem

      And we did win two trophies

  • @kristophersnyder6502
    @kristophersnyder6502 Před rokem +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.

  • @solomonjanosbenjaminlashley

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

  • @r.i.psteez929
    @r.i.psteez929 Před rokem +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.

  • @mohamaddandashli1792
    @mohamaddandashli1792 Před rokem +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 🤣

  • @abarratt8869
    @abarratt8869 Před 14 dny

    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.

  • @dragospodariu3647
    @dragospodariu3647 Před rokem

    Congrats man! Love your videos and your takes!

  • @afterlifemeth5717
    @afterlifemeth5717 Před rokem

    Been waiting for this video thanks mate

  • @hugolouessard3914
    @hugolouessard3914 Před 5 měsíci +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.

  • @FootballDrawn
    @FootballDrawn Před rokem +4

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

  • @reydmusicentertainment373

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

  • @NothingToSeeHere32
    @NothingToSeeHere32 Před rokem +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!

  • @chip0109
    @chip0109 Před rokem

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

  • @riazm786
    @riazm786 Před rokem

    Dude your channel is awesome. Keep it up!😀

  • @cheesenugget3254
    @cheesenugget3254 Před 7 měsíci +8

    22:57 about that

  • @nwk-wt3ty
    @nwk-wt3ty Před rokem

    Keep making great content my guy!

  • @polokoseone4276
    @polokoseone4276 Před rokem

    Love the content. BIG UP's👍

  • @noahhoward5328
    @noahhoward5328 Před rokem

    Finally man been waiting for this video from you

  • @renilives03
    @renilives03 Před rokem

    Excellent video, very well researched.

  • @BanditoDorito6969
    @BanditoDorito6969 Před rokem +3

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

  • @markrutte1834
    @markrutte1834 Před rokem +2

    WORLD CLASS VID LAD! GOOD JOB

  • @stevestevenson6816
    @stevestevenson6816 Před rokem +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 👍🏾

  • @shouldvegonetobed
    @shouldvegonetobed Před rokem

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

  • @andresangarita3165
    @andresangarita3165 Před rokem +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.

  • @cannonngwenya914
    @cannonngwenya914 Před rokem

    You make one of the best soccer content on CZcams. Bigup 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

  • @neo_2lo
    @neo_2lo Před rokem

    Been waiting for this after after hints in your prior videos that you going to do it.

  • @Truffle_Pup
    @Truffle_Pup Před rokem

    Your videos are always quality Tinashe!

  • @kwanlinus6999
    @kwanlinus6999 Před 4 měsíci +2

    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.

  • @VisitGabriel
    @VisitGabriel Před rokem +1

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

  • @thomaswilkes6875
    @thomaswilkes6875 Před rokem

    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.

  • @samokolie2832
    @samokolie2832 Před rokem +2

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

  • @user-dv1vx3cc2y
    @user-dv1vx3cc2y Před rokem

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

  • @abdobld2511
    @abdobld2511 Před rokem +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.

  • @tomhammond3495
    @tomhammond3495 Před rokem +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 Před 7 měsíci

      .
      It's all you remember about Mahrez ?
      .

  • @rosyen5794
    @rosyen5794 Před rokem

    I've been waiting for this video 🥳🥳

  • @yobanyhernandez125
    @yobanyhernandez125 Před rokem

    Subbed, very good stuff man

  • @raulesparza618
    @raulesparza618 Před rokem +5

    Greatest quote ever during the season about Tottenham “only team in a two horse race and still finish third”

  • @JangoAC
    @JangoAC Před rokem

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

  • @yamcha-sama6126
    @yamcha-sama6126 Před rokem +2

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

  • @kyriakos02
    @kyriakos02 Před 11 měsíci +3

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

  • @garyhurst5288
    @garyhurst5288 Před rokem +3

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

  • @frafrafrafrafra
    @frafrafrafrafra Před rokem +4

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

  • @bannan61
    @bannan61 Před 11 měsíci +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 Před 2 měsíci

      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 😢

  • @swannykiid
    @swannykiid Před rokem +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!

  • @rajmapping8814
    @rajmapping8814 Před 8 měsíci +9

    23:27 This aged well

  • @MrDinosaurjeff
    @MrDinosaurjeff Před rokem

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

  • @Duckquack6
    @Duckquack6 Před rokem +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

  • @itsmecrazyboyeyt1557
    @itsmecrazyboyeyt1557 Před 11 měsíci +3

    This aged well

  • @Solid_Jackson
    @Solid_Jackson Před 2 měsíci

    We can always rely on you for quality content, some much shit posted about this season

  • @hendrixinfinity3992
    @hendrixinfinity3992 Před 6 měsíci +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.

  • @irsyasalim6679
    @irsyasalim6679 Před rokem

    Brilliant video as always 👍, can you do this with derby county when their won the league just after the promotion...

  • @SerbiaIsTheBest
    @SerbiaIsTheBest Před rokem

    Great vid!

  • @drwales
    @drwales Před rokem +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.