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From Tinkerman to Iceman: How a cryotherapy chamber helped take Leicester to EPL glory

The Foxes' use of advanced sports science methods, such as cryotherapy chambers, has contributed to the champions using fewer players than any other Premier League club.

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It's been a season of plaudits for Leicester City — a side that has completed the most unlikely Premier League title win in history. Such successes don't just happen overnight, though, and while the impact of once-derided manager Claudio Ranieri can't be overstated, the foundations for something remarkable were present at the King Power Stadium long before the 64-year-old Italian's arrival.

There has been richly deserved praise for the scouting department headed up by Steve Walsh, a team that identified France as a fertile breeding ground for footballing talent and subsequently acquired N'Golo Kante and PFA Player of the Year Riyad Mahrez for fees considered minimal by Premier League standards.