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Tuesday, 1 March 2016
Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri says Tottenham are title favourites
Spurs, who are two points behind leaders Leicester with 11 games
remaining, have not been top since the first week of the 2009-10 season.
But
ex-Chelsea boss Ranieri, whose side host West Brom on Tuesday (19:45
GMT), believes the Londoners can end their 55-year wait for a top-flight
title.
"Tottenham are strong in every situation," said the Italian.
Spurs could go top with a win at West Ham on Wednesday, should the Foxes slip up against West Brom.
Arsenal
are three points adrift of their London rivals in third, with
Manchester City another four points back in fourth, albeit with a game
in hand.
Ranieri
believes his side's exploits this season have allowed Tottenham to
avoid the usual attention generated by a title challenge.
"Everyone is speaking about Leicester but nobody about Tottenham," he said.
"Tottenham, in my opinion, are favourites. When they defend and when they attack, they know what they want.
"We
are the surprise, that is fantastic, a good energy, but if we are
realistic the real competitors are Manchester City, Arsenal and
Tottenham."
Would a Leicester title be bigger than Nottingham Forest's in 1978?
'You'd put this in front of Forest'
Ranieri may be reluctant to speak about his side's title hopes, but West Brom counterpart Tony Pulis is hoping the Foxes can hold off their rivals.
He
told BBC Radio 5 live: "The divide between the big clubs and everyone
else is enormous. It would give everyone hope. You want to see the
underdog do well.
"It would be a wonderful, wonderful achievement. I hope they see it through."
Pulis
believes a Leicester triumph, a year after fighting relegation, would
eclipse the achievements of Brian Clough with Nottingham Forest in 1978.
Clough
took Forest to their first - and only - domestic league title a year
after winning promotion to the top flight, later winning two European
Cups.
"It'd be that big," said Pulis. "But it was different then.
The divide then wasn't as great as the divide is now between those
who've got it and those who haven't got it.
"The Premier League wasn't in place, so you'd most probably put this in front of that."
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