LONDON ¨C The champion of England plays a League One side in the F.A. Cup fifth round Saturday. Few are predicting a surprise result as hardly anyone thinks Leicester City will beat Millwall.
So poorly is Leicester playing that it would be something of a shock if it came away from The Den with a win. Millwall has everything Leicester doesn¡¯t ¡ª spirit, the fans behind the manager, a settled team and it is in good form, unbeaten in 12 games, having not conceded a goal in over seven hours. Next Wednesday, Leicester travels to Seville for what will almost certainly be a Champions League pummeling.
Leicester is the only team in the top six divisions of English football without a league goal in 2017 ¡ª over 10 hours. It is one point above the relegation zone and manager Claudio Ranieri said: ¡°We have two problems ¡ª in defense and in attack.¡± There is a third ¡ª midfield. In fact, the whole team is one big problem.
With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section of your subscriber account page.