Kasper Schmeichel is main player who needs replacing in Leicester XI
By Akash Roy
Clicking here gives you all the metrics needed to evaluate the performances of Kasper Schmeichel for the last 365 days. In terms of percentile, it’s shocking to see our goalkeeper, whom we evaluate so highly, trail so far behind the keepers of today.
The other keepers who come close in comparison are not even evaluated highly, except Emiliano Martínez, who is not having a good season between the sticks.
After their resurgence in the top tier of English football, Leicester City has been synonymous with unearthing hidden gems, polishing them, and eventually making a fortune from their sales and earning long-term sustainability. That pattern needs to change now.
The Welsh backup keeper in Danny Ward is not an ideal replacement for the Danish either. Because an in-form player who has a good number of years to grow and mature with a few years of experience is what we should be after.
COMPARED: Kasper Schmeichel (£4.9m) vs. Martin Dúbravka per 90 in the PL this season:
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Saves made: 3.6-2.7
Goals conceded: 1.7-1.5
Clean sheets: 0.2-0.3
Clean sheet percentage: 17%-26%
GW33: NEW (A), EVE (A)-LEI (H), CRY (H)
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The King Power club must dream big, and spend more to have a secondary keeper who won’t be content with assuming a backup role. Many such keepers who are top prospects of tomorrow will be ready to join the Foxes if they get to start ahead of the primary choice. Competition between the ‘keepers is something they need to constantly improve.