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Leicester City's team of the decade
Alan Smith had the pleasure of picking Leicester's team of the decade, in which his former side have enjoyed unprecedented success.
Smith, who made 200 league appearances for Leicester in the 1980s, selects a mixture of players from the 2015/16 Premier League title-winning side, and this year's impressive team under Brendan Rodgers. But who makes it?
Smith, who made 200 league appearances for Leicester in the 1980s, selects a mixture of players from the 2015/16 Premier League title-winning side, and this year's impressive team under Brendan Rodgers. But who makes it?
Goal
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It has to be Kasper Schmeichel, straddling both the title-winning side and the impressive side of today. He has been consistent and practically ever-present.
Defence
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Obviously Danny Simpson and Christian Fuchs were brilliant during the title-winning season, but I think Ricardo Pereira in particular is a fantastic right-back, both defensively and going forward, while Ben Chilwell is England's first-choice left-back now. They're both a cut above, alongside Wes Morgan and Jonny Evans.
Midfield
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Youri Tielemans makes my midfield; the recruitment of this team has been sensational, they've hardly made a mistake, and to secure Tielemans permanently was a real coup in the summer.Marc Albrighton deserves a mention, so important on the wing during the title win, and also Wilfred Ndidi, a big player for Leicester these days. But N'Golo Kante and Danny Drinkwater had a great partnership and understanding, and we forget what Drinkwater supplied to the team.
Attack
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Did I expect Jamie Vardy still to be scoring at this rate, three-and-a-half years after the title win and at nearly 33 years old? No. He's kept his hunger, kept his pace, and Brendan Rodgers has tweaked the team to get the maximum use from him. It's an amazing success story, and he makes it with 2015/16 PFA Player of the Year Riyad Mahrez and the promising James Maddison.
Alan Smith's Leicester team of the decade
Schmeichel | Pereira, Morgan, Evans, Chilwell | Kante, Drinkwater; Tielemans | Mahrez, Vardy, Maddison
Schmeichel | Pereira, Morgan, Evans, Chilwell | Kante, Drinkwater; Tielemans | Mahrez, Vardy, Maddison
