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da bwin： So, have fans managed to get over the high that was Friday night?
Have we all calmed down now, taken a step back and put things in a little bit more perspective?
The Southampton result will more than likely go down as one of the bigger talking points of the campaign, not just among the Foxes faithful, but the rest of the Premier League as well.
The one thing that was pleasing about the result and this was something that Foxes boss Brendan Rodgers touched on after the game speaking to Sky Sports, was the manner they dealt with the Saints going down to ten men.
The way that they were so ruthless and wanted to keep going even though the game was out of reach for the opposition was incredibly impressive and something that Rodgers and the team need to take a lot of credit for.
The fact that they decided to keep going now puts their goal difference better than the top side Liverpool’s and will give them a huge advantage as the season goes on.
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However, there has been a lot of talk coming out of the game that just needs to be calmed down somewhat.
Whilst the result was fantastic, bear in mind that it was against a team that was struggling in the league and down to ten men, they won’t get that lucky again this campaign, and now it seems like everybody’s expectations of what Leicester can achieve have skyrocketed.
Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville have spoken about how Leicester can fight for the Champions League places (Sky Sports via Leicester Live) and you’ve even got the likes of Neville talking about how Brendan Rodgers should be considered to take over Pep Guardiola at Manchester City.
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It just seems like people are starting to get ahead of themselves.
Barring any disasters, Manchester City and Liverpool will fight it out for the title and take up two of the spots.
Chelsea are finally turning themselves around under Frank Lampard, sitting fourth, and could take another one of those top four spots, meaning there’s just one place left for them to fight for.
Whilst it looks like there may be a drop off from the rest of the ‘big teams’ like Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal and Manchester United, as there was in 2015-16 which allowed Leicester to win the title, the quality of the players at the former two could eventually prevail and they will get themselves organised once again to fight for that spot.
It’s all well and good being among the big clubs now, but staying there is going to be an even bigger challenge.