‘We are still in the fight’ – just how bad does it look for Leicester?

Before Leicester City won the 2016 Premier League title, they escaped relegation to the Championship with one of the greatest of great escapes.

This time, it seems very unlikely to happen again.

Indeed their current situation is not as precarious. They were firmly rooted in the table for the majority of 2014-15, but they only regained it in April when their run of seven victories placed them in unanticipated safety.

But this Leicester team looks barely capable of winning one game, let alone going on a run of victories, as Thursday’s 2-0 loss to West Ham left them five points adrift of safety.

Ruud van Nistelrooy, the game’s boss, vowed, “We are going to get up again.”

“We are still fighting,” according to mathematics, and we will continue to fight as long as possible.

After a run of just 12 league games, Leicester fired Steve Cooper on November 24. The club’s decision has not been nearly as significant as the club had hoped, and the statistics are concerning to read:

On Leicester’s struggles to score, Van Nistelrooy added:” If you play like this in the first half you are not going to score. We were not even close to scoring.

In Leicester’s favour, however, is time.

A five-point deficit is not insurmountable and they have 11 league games left – that’s 33 points to play for.

However, their upcoming schedule of fixtures looks difficult, with home games against Newcastle and Manchester United as well as trips to Chelsea and Manchester City for the next four games.

Wout Faes, a Leicester defender, claims that the players still think they can stay up.

“Of course, there has to be belief”, the Belgian said.

The games start playing week after the weekend. We shouldn’t think too much about moving forward, in my opinion. We just need to think “game by game,” and we need to start winning right away because the games are getting close.

Those who have watched some of their recent games, however, are not so optimistic.

Neil Lennon, a former Leicester midfielder, said on TNT Sports, “I hate to say it about any group of players, but it’s really difficult to make a case for them based on what we have seen.

” West Ham didn’t have to be anywhere near their best to win the game comfortably. The game just seemed to pass them by, with no quality or belief present.

” I think they are gone, “added former Chelsea forward Joe Cole”. They and Southampton are, in my opinion, gone.