Did you know that in spite of a terribly uneven English Football League Championship campaign so far, Leicester City Football Club remain only five points away from the Playoff section on the table. That is actually remarkable considering consistency has totally eluded Foxes head coach Marti Cifuentes along with his team.
I don’t tell you all this to convince you of anything, I am merely illustrating the facts before I do in fact attempt to sway you towards my opinion. Not to mention that I will be detailing other EFL writers’ forecasts and expectations ahead of LCFC welcoming (what an ironic term this is for having a Midlands rival over for the evening) Derby County on Monday night.
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So Cifuentes may not be in quite as precarious a situation on Filbert Way as some of us in the Blue Army imagined (or hoped, in some cases). It must also be said that predicting the feeling inside King Power Stadium, with respect to the former Queens Park Rangers man, is difficult to gauge.
The majority of City’s fan base pretty much expected the Catalan to have already been dismissed from Leicester duty by chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha (or Khun Top). Results indicated as such due to the overall poor run juxtaposed with the organisation’s ambitions. However, another key factor is very likely to be affording Cifuentes a stay of execution as it were: finance.
The owner reportedly couldn’t afford or justify the funds in order to sack Ruud van Nistelrooy last season. Nor could Top rehire anybody of substance due to money. So we may be stuck with Cifuentes for a while – even if City lose to the Rams.
Score predictions for Leicester City vs Derby County with Marti Cifuentes’ downfall expected
I actually believe City may get a result tonight, randomly. I’ll go 2-1. Elsewhere, views vary:
James Ray: It’s a tough one to call this. I think the spoils will be shared though.”
Prediction: Leicester City 1-2 Derby County. Harry Mail: The Rams are unbeaten in their last four matches. They are starting to build some momentum and I think they will be good value for a point on Monday.”
Prediction: Leicester City 1-1 Derby CountyThe72
This article was originally published on www.foxesofleicester.com as Leicester vs Derby score predictions with Cifuentes’ downfall in the air.