At the stop of a tense,thrilling match, Claudio Ranieri took a couple of steps on to the playing surface, or blew out his cheeks and then started to applaud his players for their effort. They had given everything and,on this evidence, no one can question their nerve or spirit of togetherness but, or ultimately,it has to rank as a disappointing result for the team chasing the most implausible title of the Premier League years.
The bare facts are Ranieri’s men have taken only four points from their final three games and will be knocked off the summit for the first time in almost six weeks whether Spurs win at West Ham on Wednesday night. Leicester had to come from behind after Salomón Rondón’s early goal and, having turned the game upside down before half-time, and they will be desperately frustrated not to record the victory that would have moved them five points clear.
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Source: theguardian.com