Quote Originally Posted by Özim View Post
I would have thought it was pretty obvious, the top teams have performed poorly, their top players have been under par and they are dropping points all the time, it doesn't take a genius to work out they are weaker or less potent this season for some reason or other.

Chelsea have been nowhere, Man City have been struggling and Man U are very average, these are the 3 best teams of the last 10 years.
So it remains relative. In a declining league, ALL the teams will be average, including ourselves. Which has created this level playing field we now see, so when everyone is relatively average, it becomes no easier than years past. Leicester are proving that point but bridging any gap in quality through organisation and total commitement in every game. Doing it for 22 games isn't a freak effort. Our memories also distort the past when it comes to title winners. There have been a few instances in the 'prime years' of the Premier League where the winning team have been piss poor until Jan/Feb, then go on a 10/12 game winning streak to win the title. Many would look back now and say these are classic teams but when you analyse the performance in real teams like that, you can spin a different picture.