The 8th round of the English Premier League will be opened by the champions of the two previous seasons - Chelsea (2014/15) and Leicester (2015/16). Sounds pretty cool, does't it?

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8-ой тур Английской Премьер Лиги откроют чемпионы двух предыдущих сезонов – Челси (2014/15) и Лестер (2015/16). Звучит здорово, не так ли?

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Leicester / Лестер

If we start to talk about this team in the England Premier League, you can make one simple conclusion: Leicester is blown away!. This is no longer the team all feared last season, which brazenly snatch points off Favorites. The team leaders, Vardy and Mahrez, still fail to be in physical, very good, condition!

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Если говорить об этой команде в чемпионате Англии, то можно сделать один простой вывод: Лестер сдулся!. Это уже не та команда, которую боялись в прошлом сезоне, которая нагло отбирала очки у фаворитов. Лидеры команды, Варди и Марез, никак не могут набрать хорошую форму.

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Last season Vardy scored a goal every 131 minutes, this one Vardy scored every 281 minutes. The defense is not as concrete as a year ago. N'Golo Kanté has gone and center hole has appeared that is very difficult to close up, no matter how hard Ranieri tries to do it..

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Если в прошлом сезоне Варди забивал каждую 131 минуту, то в нынешнем – каждую 281. Защита не такая железобетонная, как год назад. Ушел Канте, и в центре появилась пробоина, которую очень сложно залепить, как бы ни старался Раньери.

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Sure, new players have come (Slimani, Musa, Amartey), but they need time to adapt. So far Leicester is some sort of middle team in the EPL (English Premier League). If the team managed to show good football skills against Burnley and Swansea and score points, Lester looks like an ordinary team on the background of the top clubs and skipping about 4 goals per match. By the way, the Foxes lost all 3 games in the new England Premier League games alignment.

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Да, пришли новые игроки (Слимани, Муса, Амарте), но им нужно время на адаптацию. Лестер пока больше похож на середняка АПЛ (Английская Премьер Лига), нежели на чемпиона. И если против Бернли и Суонси получилось показать хороший футбол и набрать очки, то на фоне топ-клубов Лестер выглядит обычным середняком, пропускающим по 4 мяча за матч. К слову, лисы проиграли все 3 выезда в новом розыгрыше АПЛ.

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Chelsea / Челси

In the beginning of the season, Chelsea won more due to luck and a fantastic game of Diego Costa. The matches against Liverpool and Arsenal have shown that it is necessary to make some changes. There was a complete mess in defense and very toothless game while attacking. After that, Antonio Conte, the manager, has since changed the scheme of the game, the aristocrats rebuilt it on his favorite, 3-5-2 Conte, and Chelsea immediately played differently.

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Челси в начале сезона побеждал больше за счет удачи и фантастической игры Диего Косты. Матчи против Ливерпуля и Арсенала показали, что надо что-то менять. Полный бардак в защите, беззубая игра в атаке. После этого Антонио Конте поменял схему игры, аристократы перестроились на любимую 3-5-2 Конте, и Челси сразу заиграл по-другому.

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There was complete order in defense, Alonso and Moses had time to cover their flanks and constantly sharpen the game in front of the oponent's goal. Costa, Willian, and Hazard played well near the penalty area as well. The result – confident victory finaled at 0:2. This is very much a ready scheme, which Antonio Conte certainly will use in the match against Leicester. Besides, Captain John Terry is expected to return, with whom Chelsea plays even better with on the defensive side.

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В защите был полный порядок, Алонсо и Мозес успевали закрывать свои фланги и постоянно обостряли игру у чужих ворот. Коста, Виллиан и Азар неплохо разыгрывали атаки у чужой штрафной. Результат – уверенная победа 0:2. И готовая схема, которую Антонио Конте наверняка использует в матче против Лестера. Плюс, ожидается возвращение капитана Джона Терри, с которым Челси будет играть в защите еще лучше.

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Most recently, the team played in the League Cup, and Chelsea won with a score of 2:4. I wouldn't consider this match seriously because it wasn't played with basic command structure, but it was obvious that the victory in this tournament was not necessary to Leicester. The team is betting on the Champions League , where it has 2 wins in 2 matches, and on the 18th of the October, the Foxes will have a very important game with Copenhagen. It is clear that Leicester will not keep power, but they will keep in mind match with Copenhagen for sure!

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Совсем недавно команды играли в кубке Лиги, и победу одержал Челси со счетом 2:4. Рассматривать этот матч серьезно я бы не стал, поскольку играли далеко не основные составы, но видно было, что Челси этот турнир не нужен. Команда делает ставку на ЛЧ (Лига Чемпионов), где у нее уже 2 победы в 2 матчах, и уже 18 октября лисам предстоит очень важная игра с Копенгагеном. Понятно, что Лестер не будет беречь силы, но они точно будут держать матч с Копенгагеном в уме.

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Common Games Statistics / Статистика общих игр

20.09.16	EFL Cup / КФЛ	Leicester vs Chelsea	2 : 4 (2 : 2)
15.05.16	EPL / АПЛ	Chelsea vs Leicester	1 : 1
14.12.15	EPL / АПЛ	Leicester vs Chelsea	2 : 1
29.04.15	EPL / АПЛ	Leicester vs Chelsea	1 : 3
23.08.14	EPL / АПЛ	Chelsea vs Leicester	2 : 0

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Tournament Position of the Commands After 7 rounds is the Following / Турнирное положение команд после 7-ми туров такое:

Chelsea / Челси	Leicester / Лестер
4 wins / победы	2 wins / победы
1 draw / ничья	2 draws / ничьи
2 losses / поражения	3 losses / поражения
goal difference / разница мячей: 12-9	goal difference / разница мячей: 8-11
7th place / место	12th place / место

The result of 12th place is rather weak as for champion, isn't it?

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Итог - 12-е место ( как для чемпиона слабовато, не правда ли?

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Interesting Facts: / Некоторые любопытные факты

• 630 is the number of minutes Christian Fuchs played in the tournament so far. In Leicester, he wast on the field most of the time.
• The most painful defeat Chelsea had this season was 0:3 in the game with Arsenal .
• Diego Costa scored in the tournament 6 goals and is the best scorer of Chelsea.

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• 630 - Кристиан Фукс именно столько минут сыграл в турнире пока. В команде Лестер он чаще всех выходил на поле.
• В этом сезоне у команды Челси самое болезненное поражение - 0:3 в матче с Арсенал
• Диего Коста забил в турнире 6 голов и является лучшим бомбардиром команды Челси

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