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Is Daniel Iversen the appropriate successor to Schmeichel’s throne?

By Elliot Mackness

Daniel Iversen of Preston North End, on loan from Leicester City (Photo by James Gill - Danehouse/Getty Images)
Daniel Iversen of Preston North End, on loan from Leicester City (Photo by James Gill - Danehouse/Getty Images) /
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Daniel Iversen of OH Leuven, Leicester City (Photo by Plumb Images) /

It’s all about development

At the moment, Kasper Schmeichel is an unshakeable rock at the base of the Leicester line-up. He has served the club for a decade and grown into a reliable figure in the side. The only time you hear something negative, it is because he momentarily dips below his obscenely lofty standards.

While at Oldham Athletic in League Two, Daniel Iversen played all of their league matches. Accumulating 42 appearances. His performances earned him an immediate promotion to League One with Rotherham. That saw a further 34 starts.

Any Leicester City story would be incomplete without an injury-ridden season at sister club OH Leuven, where he played five times. During that time, the ‘keeper conceded 1.2 goals per game, made 2.4 saves per game, and managed a single clean sheet.

If consistency is key in the development of a goalkeeper, then the Danish international is just that. While at the Deepdale in the Championship, the player once more conceded 1.2 goals per game, making 2.4 saves per game, but has thus far managed 12 clean sheets out of the 38 games he has featured.

Therefore, Iversen is a consistent, reliable, and much-admired shot stopper wherever he goes. However, just being consistent is not enough to replace Schmeichel, as such the player still must develop a particular style.