How Leicester should line-up for 2018/19

This is Foxes of Leicester’s 2018/19 starting line-up – if no more players leave or arrive at the King Power Stadium. Leicester City have the speed and quality to emulate the best sides.

Does Claude Puel know his best team? Possibly. Has he decided the formation to extract the most from them? I do not think so – as of yet. Maybe we can provide some assistance to the Frenchman. Foxes of Leicester had a brainstorm and devised the team and layout we want to see.

Below is a Tweet of our selection. Feel free to click and comment or share it around. We tried to incorporate every talented player; although Adrien Silva just misses out and preferably Wes Morgan would be replaced with an additional transfer. Keeping England hero Harry Maguire is more important though. Ahmed Musa is a player I feel is vital to the squad, but not as a starter at present.

Many fans champion a 3-4-3 format – us too. However, it is not the only set-up supporters fancy. The Gareth Southgate-esque 3-5-1-1 is favoured by many. Yet some followers claim 4-4-1-1 is still the Foxes most suitable layout. 3-4-3 is our choice. Leicester City have the youth, skill, quality and speed to finish 7th. And this is the correct way to achieve it.

Kasper Schmeichel is our No.1; no explanation necessary, of course. His Danish World Cup performance won him even more admirers: fans and clubs! According to Sky Sports, Chelsea are among them. Maguire, Morgan and new signing Jonny Evans round off the defence. Ben Chilwell improves every season, I am especially encouraged by seeing his physicality and size increase. An area which he was lacking, along with decision-making occasionally.

Partnering Chilwell on the opposite flank is Ricardo Pereira. He assisted the unfortunate to miss out – Kelechi Iheanacho – after almost scoring too. An impressive non-competitive debut as a substitute. Wilfred Ndidi is a certainty to start – although he needs to retain possession and ameliorate his turnovers and array of passing. Vicente Iborra is classy. He has something to prove to the Blue Army and the technical ability to do so. Though Silva is hot on his heals and offers a more attacking option from the bench.

James Maddison will influence and impact the Leicester City team. And the Premier League by knock-on effect. An adeptly talented technician with vision, durability and style. The creative midfielder is wider, in order to include him – for now. Ideally, a central, No.10 role will materialise, in his view. Check out his best warm-up appearance below!

Demarai Gray scored a stunner in the game against Notts County. He will stand and be counted this season. Well, actually he must perform this campaign or the only move he will get is a lesser club – not the ‘bigger’ club – where he believes he belongs. Supremely talented – now the mental focus and dedication is imperative. Jamie Vardy’s inclusion speaks for itself – in fact, Southgate may have used him as Harry Kane wilted in the World Cup knockout rounds.

Iheanacho has impressed too. Upper-body strength and natural scoring ability from the bench will keep Vardy on his toes! Leicester City play another friendly on Wednesday, against Valencia, Leicester Mercury quoted manager Puel on the game:

"“I hope now for the next game we can put out a team with more experience and more maturity.” – Claude Puel"