Iñigo Idiakez joined the Leicester youth academy in December 2013. The Under-16s manager and coordinator of the Fox cubs between the ages of 12 and 18 spends his days at the training ground of the Premier League's leaders.
Environment: "It's wonderful. Leicester is a family. It's all joy and good times, but also focus. Everyone is fighting for a place and to be part of a moment that has never before been seen in history."
Ranieri: "The main thing he's drilled into them is pressing. Ranieri asks them to react when they lose the ball. Everything is played quickly and when there is a problem they look for a long ball. There is real pace about it."
The secret: "They've been building a team for years. There is an important foundation and the signings have brought in quality."
The three key players: "Kanté has a very good understanding of football and has the quality to create things. Mahrez is a different kind of player who creates the unexpected. When he takes on defenders, he goes past them as if they weren't there. And Vardy is a nuisance running in behind defenders and scoring goals."
Champions? "There are not many games left. They're just focusing on each game as it comes and they're five points ahead of Tottenham. I don't think Leicester will lose three games in a row. They'll lose, but not on the trot. And the chasers won't win everything."
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