Episode 2047: Pep Cries, Gini Flies, Leicester’s Top Four Encore
Brendan Rodgers’ Leicester City spent 92% of the last two seasons in the top 4, yet twice missed out on Champions League football. Is Rodgers officially a nearly man or can he talk his way out of this one? Ken has a look at the cold hard facts.
“Leicester have been in the top 4 for all but 7 of the last 76 matchweeks. The exceptions are weeks 1, 2, 5, 37, 38 of last season, and 37 and 38 of this season. No other team has spent as many weeks in the top 4 in that time”
Good stuff from @kenearlys
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Rory Smith and Jonathan Wilson join us to talk about the end of the Premier League season. Are Liverpool right to let the injury-proof Gini Wijnaldum leave? Could Harry Kane bring City the love they crave? And who do they see as Manager of the Year?
1 – Harry Kane finished the season as both the top goalscorer and top assister in the Premier League (23 goals, 14 assists) – only the second time a player has finished with both the outright most goals and assists in the competition after Andy Cole in 1993-94. Multifaceted. pic.twitter.com/04Y7r2m7Oc
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Plus there’s Pep’s tears, limbs in Bale’s face and cold Manchester rain.
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