5000-1: The Leicester City Story: How We Beat the Odds to Become Premier League Champions
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (988 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1785781510 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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The essential book on Leicester City FC’s incredible 2015-16 English Premier League season, from the Leicester Mercury’s chief soccer writerLeicester City a team facing relegation a year ago, priced at 5000-1 to finish top at the start of this season are currently EPL leaders.From the Leicester Mercury’s chief soccer writer Rob Tanner, and with unrivaled access to players, staff and fans, 5000-1: The Leicester City Story is Tanner’s diary of this astonishing season as it happened, recounting the growing sense of hope and disbelief as the Foxes close in on glory.The story begins with the explosive end of Nigel Pearson’s tenure as manager and the surprise appointment of Claudio Ranieri. From the loss of their talismanic midfielder Esteban Cambiasso to the 89th-minute winner against Norwich in February 2016, and the slaying of Tottenham and Manchester City with an unfancied team whose star man Riyad Mahrez cost less than Wayne Rooney earns in a month, it shouldn’t have been possible.With incredible insider access, Tanner’s book tells the full tale
"5000-1: The Leicester City Story puts into perspective the amazing season the Foxes had from the eyes of a person who, better than anyone, can appreciate the miracle." —World Soccer Talk
Not much of a story. Just superlatives and tables. A bit disappointing. What was great was it listed Leicester progress through the season. But it mostly went on and on about "woah, it was a unbelievable achievement. I got lots of interviews because of LCFC." I love the table where the odds of Leicester City winning the title. a little insight to Leicester but really, no interviews with Leicester players?. Great book Amazon Customer Wonderful story. Walk in the park Hande Z Leicester City Football Club is probably the most popular subject in sports this year. It's progress especially from January 2016 has not only been extensively documented, but the reports are publsihed almost immediately after every match. LCFC was crowned the EPL 2015-2016 champions just a last month and now a book about it has been published. How fresh and exciting can this book be, one might ask.As it turns out, Rob Tanner covers the story remarkably well. He starts with the fight for relegation in the summer of 2015 to the glory in May of 2016. He tells about the impact