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Top Three: Familiar shortcomings that could haunt Leicester City again

By Harneet Singh Sethi

WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND - JULY 29: Harry Maguire of Leicester in action during the pre-season friendly match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leicester City at Molineux on July 29, 2017 in Wolverhampton, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND - JULY 29: Harry Maguire of Leicester in action during the pre-season friendly match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leicester City at Molineux on July 29, 2017 in Wolverhampton, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) /
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HONG KONG – JULY 22: Divock Origi of Liverpool battles with Wes Morgan Leicester City of during the Premier League Asia Trophy match between Liverpool FC and Leicester City FC at Hong Kong Stadium on July 22, 2017 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. (Photo by Stanley Chou/Getty Images )
HONG KONG – JULY 22: Divock Origi of Liverpool battles with Wes Morgan Leicester City of during the Premier League Asia Trophy match between Liverpool FC and Leicester City FC at Hong Kong Stadium on July 22, 2017 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. (Photo by Stanley Chou/Getty Images ) /

Aged defence shipping goals

Wes Morgan, Danny Simpson, Christian Fuchs and Robert Huth are all over 30, and as far as the Premier League is concerned, to have those many ageing defenders in your side is suicidal.

There may be the odd game when they are at the peak of their powers, but when they aren’t, Leicester are more likely to bleed goals. Could Shakespeare have bought another centre-back? Yes; could he have prepared Ben Chilwell and Daniel Amartey-like emerging players by giving them some more playing time in games that actually matter? Yes.

There’s still time to go before the transfer window closes, though, and the market can be dug deep into.