Having survived against the odds
last season, Leicester will be looking to get a fast start to this campaign,
doing just that in a 4-2 opening day victory against Sunderland. New manager
Claudio Ranieri seems to have injected some new found belief into the Foxes
with Algerian Riyad Mahrez impressing, scoring a brace in the first half of the
game. An early head from striker Jamie Vardy, alongside the Mahrez goals, saw
Leicester enter the break with a convincing 3-0 lead. Sunderland worked hard in
the second half trying to drag the game back in their favour, however Marc
Albrighton’s strike after 66 minutes put the game out of reach and the Foxes
took their first 3 points of the season.
Leicester faced a West Ham side,
who were buoyant following an opening day victory against title contenders
Arsenal, in their second match and could have easily come unstuck. The Foxes
continued to impress with yet another fast start. Summer signing Shinji Okazaki
opened the scoring and Mahrez added to Leicester’s lead, putting them 2-0 up at
the break. West Ham came out fighting, but a Dimitri Payet goal proved to be a
mere consolation as Leicester left Upton Park victorious. Another good
performance from the Foxes, which will please Ranieri as they look to welcome
Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.
It will be a tough task for
Leicester to continue this form, however they will be given yet another lift
following Switzerland midfielder Gokhan Inler’s signing from Napoli. He could
prove to be the ideal replacement following Esteban Cambiasso’s departure. The
Foxes will need to work hard to make sure they can stay away from the
relegation scrap later in the season.
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