I don't think I could be more over Leicester city.
It's not even because they came out of hiding to beat Liverpool last week. They fired a manager who literally did the impossible. Where is the loyalty? Where is the grace period? I'm literally getting angry as I write this. Coaches in American sports have a grace period of close to 4 years after they accomplished anything in the vicinity of that Claudio Ranieri did with Leicester. Tom Coughlin won a Super Bowl with the Giants in 2007 with a bunch of rocks and a good defensive line which bought him 4 years of slump time before another playoff berth. Ranieri kicked to the curb just a mere few months after bringing Leicester fans fairy tales they could share with their grandchildren. Unreal.
I really was rooting against them in this Sevilla tie, which I found hard because last year Sevilla ripped my heart out in the Europa League final, but if any team is going to beat Liverpool Football club, let it be Sevilla.
Leicester City turned from the darlings of the world to the Villans in a few month span. Reminding me of how the Golden State Warriors turned into a bunch of losers overnight as well. I am impressed they are still in the Champions League, and they seem to be revitalized and will be safe for next season, but its in times like these (like when Mourinho decided to toss Eden Hazard's life away to gain another headline) where I wonder how there is addition by subtraction.
Gutless thing regardless, Ranieri was an absolute peoples champ at Leicester. Now, I'm no certainly math wizard, but I would love to see a spread of much they would lose getting relegated in comparison to what he (Ranieri) brought in winning the league, champions league qualification, ticket sales, shirt sales..... In my head it wouldn't matter if he got them relegated twice over forcing them to start from league 1, the name will forever be on the trophy.
Unfortunately, I'm a purist of the beautiful game, and therefore still unable to grasp that it is simply a business. Forgive my rant, and get back to your numbers.