This is the best starting XI for Leicester City right now

This is the proposed Leicester City starting team that Foxes of Leicester consider the best at the present time, and the one Claude Puel should persevere with.

In It many ways there is much to be excited or encouraged about for Leicester City supporters these days; contrary to popular belief.

At Wembley versus Tottenham Hotspur and at the King Power Stadium against Manchester United the Foxes made almost 20 chances in each matchup with ‘big-six’ opposition.

Not to mention victories in the festive, along with new year periods: over Everton, Manchester City as well as Chelsea, respectively. Impressive, indeed. A plethora of efforts on goal have materialised from Leicester City’s more exciting play.

Yet boss Claude Puel still receives an unfair amount of criticism from a slightly close-minded, rather small selection of fans for any and all decisions. When such unjustified and ill-informed opinions arise it gives away the lack of perspective.

While there are so many positives, yes the ‘youth promotion card’ has been played by the Frenchman’s allies, but it’s a valid point. Actually, it’s even better than that: a young, future full international English threesome leading the supply to former-Three Lion.

Gray, Barnes and Maddison are important to Puel’s possession plan by supplying intelligence and explosiveness once breaking away.

More from Foxes of Leicester

• Enzo Maresca hails four star Leicester players
• Harry Winks reveals his easy decision to join Leicester
• Southampton 1-4 Leicester City: 3 Foxes positives and negatives
• Southampton 1-4 Leicester: 3 things learned
• Predicted Leicester City starting XI vs Southampton

Hamza Choudhury is nearly ready for a regular place in the first team, but Wilfred Ndidi’s recent rejuvenation kept him out of our first-rate team theory.

Barnes must continue his run in the side, as explained in more detail here.

Leicester City’s proposed best XI

Below is Foxes of Leicester’s proposed most imposing Leicester City lineup. It’s a 4-3-3:

Kasper Schmeichel (c); Ben Chilwell, Harry Maguire, Jonny Evans, Ricardo Pereira; Ndidi; Youri Tielemans, Maddison; Barnes, Demarai Gray; Jamie Vardy.

Substitutes should be as so: Danny Ward, Wes Morgan, Christian Fuchs, Choudhury, Rachid Ghezzal, Shinji Okazaki, Kelechi Iheanacho.

Of course the goalkeeper, left-back and the two centre-backs are certainly filled positions. While questions remain over Ricardo Pereira defensively, he is a compulsory inclusion

In order to maintain the trio of forwards from England working so well together with a simpatico nature the Portuguese will play right-back. Tielemans supports Maddison in advancing; whilst assisting Ndidi with ball retrieving and breakup contribution.

Crystal Palace come to the King Power Stadium for a Premier League encounter with the East Midlands side on Saturday. Hopefully the manager will implement this lineup and preserve with the format for a few games minimum.