Leicester had a difficult start to the season and for at least a third of it they looked a team in deep trouble, but positive results during the winter months steadied the ship and after enjoying calm spring the Foxes secured top ten finish without too many flashes in their campaign.
Four defeats in the opening six rounds and just one league win come mid-October saw coach Shakespeare sacked after round 8, with Leicester sitting just above the relegation zone at that point.
Claude Puel was appointed in charge for the home clash against Everton in round 10 and the 2:0 win that was achieved in this match started an impressive run until mid-December that brought 5 successes, 2 draws and just 1 defeat against the future champions Man City. This cemented the mid-table position for the rest of the campaign.
January was difficult month for Puel as the team’s best player Riyad Mahrez demanded a transfer out, but Leicester blocked his move to Man City on deadline day and the frustrated Algerian didn’t even turn up for training for several weeks after that. The entire team was affected by that and this was one of the reasons why Leicester recorded just 2 wins between rounds 18 and 29.
Late in the campaign Mahrez was playing again and with the atmosphere calmer Vardy enjoyed another great scoring season, while the summer arrival Maguire was the only solid defender in the back line that shipped in 60 goals. It was the leaky defence that put pressure on Puel late in the campaign when Leicester were playing only for pride, but really the gaffer shouldn’t harshly criticised as he secured safety with seven rounds to spare and also under him Leicester reached the quarterfinals of both cup competitions.
