Fresh from their fairytale title campaign, the Foxes are in Asia basking in their success in the homeland of Thai owners Vichai and Aiyawatt 'Top' Srivaddhanaprabha.
Claudio Ranieri's squad were given a warm welcome from the club's adopted country as they enjoyed an open-top bus parade through Bangkok during their post-season tour of Thailand.
Ranieri was a picture of delight as he and the Srivaddhanaprabhas waved to the masses that arrived to show their support for the club.
Leicester captain Wes Morgan was among those present during Thursday's celebrations as the team received a rapturous reception.
Morgan was joined by Kasper Schmeichel, Leonardo Ulloa and Christian Fuchs during the open-top parade.
The majority of the Leicester squad were present bar internationals such as Jamie Vardy, Danny Drinkwater and N'Golo Kante who are preparing for Euro 2016 with their national sides.
The open-top parade is the second in four days following Monday's in Leicester.
Around 240,000 Foxes fans were out in full force to celebrate their title triumph as Ranieri's men made their way through the city.
And afterwards more than 100,000 men, women and children were treated to a special performance from some musical homegrown talent.
Indie-rock group, and Leicester supporters, Kasabian gave those at Victoria Park on Monday night a surprise set as they revelled in their team's success.
Serge Pizzorno, Tom Meighan and Chris Edwards heightened the fervent party atmosphere further by giving renditions of classic hits Underdog, Eez-Eh, L.S.F. and Fire.
Vardy, who spearheaded the King Power Stadium outfit's success this term with 24 league goals, described their title parade on Monday as 'carnage'.
'It's carnage,' he said. 'Look what it means to them all, all the shops are shut, people are hanging out the windows and up on the roofs. It's brilliant, what a day.
'It still hasn't sunk in yet, but I'm sure it will, over time, it's been an unbelievable achievement, I'll wait a few days until it does sink in then have a few days to myself.
'When we got promoted from the Championship, it wasn't as big as this - just look at the scenes.'
Ranieri lifted the Premier League trophy with Morgan and then appeared close to tears as he addressed the crowd. The Italian paid tribute to the supporters, shouting: 'Every time they push, they push, they push!'
Marc Albrighton said: 'It's unbelievable, they're out in force. It's crazy. There are kids, granddads, parents; they're all out to support us and say well done.
'We knew there would be a lot of people but we weren't expecting that. All the lads looked up and saw the long high street packed with people. It just went on for ages, a sea of blue. It is memories that will last a lifetime.
'We had girls lifting up their tops and people swinging on lampposts, people stood on ledges, hanging out of windows. People were standing on seven-storey ledges leaning over.
You were scared for their lives but they were only doing it because they are interested in you and what we have done.
'It's humbling without a doubt. We'll probably never see this again.'
No comments:
Post a Comment