This Leeds vs. Burnley contrast demonstrates how good Leicester City and Ipswich Town are because….
With Leeds and the Clarets’ 2022/23 team on the same points total after 14 league games, that goes to show how well the current top two have done.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Both Leicester City and Ipswich Town have had impressive starts to the season, thanks to their talented and experienced managers Enzo Maresca and Kieran McKenna.
- Ipswich Town, despite being recently promoted and making minimal changes to their squad, are currently sitting second in the Championship table, which is a remarkable achievement.
- Both Leicester City and Ipswich Town have accumulated more points than Burnley did at the same stage last season, highlighting their exceptional performances so far.
Enzo Maresca previously worked under Pep Guardiola and was an instrumental figure in guiding Manchester City to their first Champions League title earlier this year.
To be trusted by Guardiola, you need to be a special coach and Maresca could potentially follow in Mikel Arteta’s footsteps and become a magnificent head coach in the Premier League.
Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna also had a great coaching education, spending time at Manchester United before making the switch to Portman Road to take up a top job of his own.
His record in Suffolk since his arrival has been nothing short of magnificent – and even though the Tractor Boys only won promotion from League One earlier this year and haven’t changed their squad drastically – they are currently sitting second in the Championship table.
| Ipswich Town – 2023/24 Signings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player Name | Signed From | Loan/Permanent |
| Jack Taylor | Peterborough United | Permanent |
| George Hirst | Leicester City | Permanent |
| Cieran Slicker | Man City | Permanent |
| Brandon Williams | Man United | Loan |
| Dane Scarlett | Tottenham | Loan |
| Omari Hutchinson | Chelsea | Loan |
| Axel Tuanzebe | Man United | Permanent |
The Foxes’ success doesn’t come as a massive surprise, even after losing James Maddison, Harvey Barnes, Timothy Castagne and others.
But they should still be commended for being so consistent during the early stages of Maresca’s reign.
Ipswich have done remarkably well to adapt to the second tier so smoothly – and could end up sealing back-to-back promotions.
How are Leicester City and Ipswich Town doing compared to the Burnley 2022/23 team?
At this stage of last season, with 14 league games played, Vincent Kompany’s side were on 25 points.
On paper, that doesn’t sound like a huge amount considering that’s a rate of less than two points per game, but it was enough for the Clarets to climb to the top of the second tier.
Sheffield United were also on 25 points after 14 league games and along with the Lancashire side, they secured automatic promotion at the end of last term
