Whilst having another discussion this evening about who is our best player, it suddenly occurred to me how strong our squad is.
In past years there has most often been one stand out performer (rarely 2) who almost everyone agrees is the best (or least bad), we would perhaps mention one or two others to make the discussion interesting, but the conclusion was rarely in doubt. Cambiasso, Fryatt, Lennon, Izzet etc
This year the discussion is genuinely interesting. Vardy, Mahrez and Kante are the 3 most common choices, though few people are willing to commit to any one of them. There are very strong cases being made for others though.
Drinkwater has shown an intelligence and skill to rival Cambiasso at his best
Huth's arrival is seen to coincide with our change in fortunes
Morgan has been immense, and has led the team well
Fuchs' inclusion has added a quality and composure to our defensive line
To be honest I would find it hard to argue against any of them, and any one of our regular 11 would be the standout player in most of our teams over the last 20 years (my time following the club).
We are not a one trick pony, we are not an average team with a couple of good players. 5 or 6 players are candidates for Premier League team of the season IMO. We have an amazing team!
So it'll be Deli Ali thenPatrick Barclay in the standard tonight saying his vote for player of the year is between Danny Drinkwater and Deli Ali
So it'll be Deli Ali then
Danny Simpson has been superb recently. Despite his critics Kasper is an excellent keeper. Mark Albrighton is an absolute work horse. Okazaki likewise. We really have no shirkers or average performers in this team.
I think the problem with winning it lies in how much we can improve. The teams below us can get better, whereas I think we are playing as good as it gets so we could be overtaken by an improved Man City, Arsenal or Spurs. We have to maintain a high level of consistency and continue to win games, not draw. As soon as we start to drop points the others will get past us as they continue to improve.
I keep telling people it won't last, but I'm not sure I'm telling the truth...........We is gonna wins its, in't we ?
In the absence of the BBC predictor thing, I have asked our own Mr Predictor to calculate things himself, based on the remaining fixtures. The end of season table, therefore, will look like this:
1. Leicester City 79 points
2. Arsenal 79 points
3. Man City 78 points
4. Spurtz 78 points
5th place teams are miles off
Gonna be tight, but it's gonna be right
P | Pld | Pts | |
1 | Manchester C | 9 | 23 |
2 | Liverpool | 9 | 22 |
3 | Arsenal | 9 | 18 |
4 | Aston Villa | 9 | 18 |
5 | Chelsea | 9 | 17 |
6 | Brighton | 9 | 16 |
7 | Nottm F | 9 | 16 |
8 | Tottenham | 9 | 13 |
9 | Brentford | 9 | 13 |
10 | Fulham | 9 | 12 |
11 | Bournemouth | 9 | 12 |
12 | Newcastle | 9 | 12 |
13 | West Ham | 9 | 11 |
14 | Manchester U | 9 | 11 |
15 | Leicester | 9 | 9 |
16 | Everton | 9 | 9 |
17 | Palace | 9 | 6 |
18 | Ipswich | 9 | 4 |
19 | Wolves | 9 | 2 |
20 | Southampton | 9 | 1 |