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Leicester City: Claudio Ranieri hails Kasper Schmeichel heroics

By Thomas Atzenhoffer

LEICESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 18: Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel during the UEFA Champions League match between Leicester City FC and FC Copenhagen at The King Power Stadium on October 18, 2016 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images)
LEICESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 18: Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel during the UEFA Champions League match between Leicester City FC and FC Copenhagen at The King Power Stadium on October 18, 2016 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images) /
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Claudio Ranieri has seen his players take a lot of bad press for not being on as good of form as last season, but things are starting to look up.

However, the Leicester manager was given more reason to heap praise on one of his star players once more this week as goal keeper Kasper Schmeichel as the Dane was outstanding in Europe yet again.

Schmeichel has been on fire this season making some magnificent saves. Although there have been some games where his defense has been ripped apart and he has taken the brunt of some of the results, he has truly been excellent.

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK – NOVEMBER 02: Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel of Leicester City FC shows frustration during the UEFA Champions League match between FC Copenhagen and Leicester City FC at Telia Parken Stadium on November 2, 2016 in Copenhagen, Denmark. (Photo by Lars Ronbog / FrontZoneSport via Getty Images)
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK – NOVEMBER 02: Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel of Leicester City FC shows frustration during the UEFA Champions League match between FC Copenhagen and Leicester City FC at Telia Parken Stadium on November 2, 2016 in Copenhagen, Denmark. (Photo by Lars Ronbog / FrontZoneSport via Getty Images) /

His efforts against FC Copenhagen in the UEFA Champions League helped his side to another positive result as they are now up to 10 points in their maiden Group Stage.

Leicester are also the first new boys to the tournament to not have conceeded in the opening four matches of their quest for European glory.

Manager Ranieri was keen to praise his man between the sticks with his comments post match on Wednesday night and believes that Schmeichel is truly one of the best in Europe:

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The continued hard work and success of the Leicester side when the outfield players have a poor match rests on the shoulders of their keeper and Schmeichel once again proved that even a lackluster performances from his squad can still yield results if he puts in a strong shift.

"“Kasper is fantastic, I have coached a lot of big champions in goal, Kasper is one of these. He has had two perfect seasons.Kasper, this is my second year, has always made good performances. I am very calm when Kasper is in goal. He is strong, assured and commands the defensive line. He is a very good goalkeeper.”"

The Foxes now get set for a return to the Premier League with a home match against West Brom on Sunday where they will look to keep their four game unbeaten streak across all competitions alive.

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