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by satsuma
2899 days ago
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wasn't leicester city a "moneyball" team? a zero-to-hero club with a roster of modest salaried players who have statistical synergy? i don't follow much premier league but from what i remember hearing about it, they bucked a trend of spending tens/hundreds of millions for megastars to solo carry the team |
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They did indeed win the league with a budget far below many of the normal contenders, but it was a mixture of good management, luck, a few players having the breakout seasons of their careers which took them to the point where only big teams can now afford them, and a few other players having great runs of form that saw them playing better than they would before or after.
Despite the elements of luck, it was an incredible achievement. But the following season they were back to being a team with no realistic chance of competing for the title, and were actually in a relegation fight to stay in the top division.