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Leicester City: 2017/18 season preview

By Harneet Singh Sethi

LEICESTER, ENGLAND - AUGUST 04: Leicester manager Craig Shakespeare looks on during the preseason friendly match between Leicester City and Borussia Moenchengladbach at The King Power Stadium on August 4, 2017 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
LEICESTER, ENGLAND - AUGUST 04: Leicester manager Craig Shakespeare looks on during the preseason friendly match between Leicester City and Borussia Moenchengladbach at The King Power Stadium on August 4, 2017 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) /
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HONG KONG – JULY 22: Harry Maguire and Kasper Schmeichel of Leicester City battles with Dejan Lovren of Liverpool 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: Harry Maguire and Kasper Schmeichel of Leicester City battles with Dejan Lovren of Liverpool 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 ) /

Their biggest weakness and strength?

Khaled Abdallah:

Biggest weakness is still central midfield, especially if Danny Drinkwater departs to Chelsea. Biggest strength is their forward depth. Vardy and Iheanacho will make a great one-two punch and Islam Slimani coming off the bench will wreak havoc on tired defences.

Jake Walerius:

This is vague, but their biggest strength is probably the depth they have in midfield and attack. Lots of good, and different, striking options, and Wilfred Ndidi next to Danny Drinkwater could be a solid top-half pairing.

Their biggest weakness is the manager. I don’t like teams hiring guys who have never been managers before. Craig Shakespeare did a good job last season, but all he did was revert to what worked in 2015-16. He’s going to have to show a lot more tactical chops to be successful over a full season, and I don’t know if he’s got them. 

Luke Hambleton:

Central defence. Huth and Morgan were not very good last year. Benalouane wasn’t good enough to start for Leicester, but hopefully Maguire can help patch up that weakness.