How Do You View Leicester?

[One8Seven1*]

I'm going to be a little harsh on Leicester and suggest they could be bottom third this season. I'm not convinced by Vardy. He's a grafter, and a decent enough finisher, but he excelled because of those around him, and Leciester already look considerably weaker. There's also that arrogance that seeps in (second season syndrome, and being Champions), and I just question if those left will have the same fire in their belly they had last season.

[handbags_harris]

They've made themselves a target by having that gold badge on their sleeves, but the real fact of the matter is that the clubs who failed so abysmally last season will be back to their usual selves this season, and with the addition of a renewed vigour at Manchester's United and City you have half a dozen teams who harbour realistic ambitions of getting a Champions League position at the very least:-

Man City
Man Utd
Chelsea
Arsenal
Spurs
Liverpool

And then you have the close but no cigar brigade from last season in West Ham, which you could probably add Everton to this season. Saints were in this group last season but it remains to be seen how they fare this year. Given the above, Leicester probably fit into this group this year. Last year was a complete one-off, 7th - 10th would be realistic this year.