Record Year for Leicester!

The Season
Leicester City made history this season, recording their highest Top 100 positioning of all time.
Following their promotion from Division 2 in season 19, Leicester finished 11th in their maiden D1 season. Hopes were high for the following season, but the club narrowly avoided relegation, with a 16th place finish. This season though, the Foxes have bounced back emphatically, securing 8th in the league, with the 4th best defensive record!
Leicester also won the Youth Shield adding further celebrations to the successful season.

The Future
Despite the progress, the work will not stop. Leicester are hopeful of cementing themselves as a Top 8 side, with an ambition to climb further as their young squad develops. Leicester City started the season with the 10th best squad in the entirety of Top 100. A monumental rise from Earle’s first full season, where the squad was the 3rd worst in Top 100. The direction and squad both indicate the best is yet to come for Leicester fans!

It looks as thought the summer window will be quiet for Leicester with key players such as Odegaard, Tchouameni, Romero and Wirtz all signing extensions. The futures of Lewandowski and Jesus have remained in question, but it looks like the duo will remain for another push next season. And so here is how the squad looks for the Foxes currently!

The Squad
Ramsdale holds the starting spot in goal and it looks unlikely that will change. Leicester City do boast a talented trio as his back ups, in the form of Leysen, Loretz and Beadle, all of whom will be keen to impress wherever possible.
Defence is much more interesting with a host of options. The only clear cut option at the moment is Romero holding down the centre. It is likely, following the successful defensive displays last season, that Tchouameni will continue to be utilised along side Romero rather than in midfield. The duo created a formidable partnership last season which Earle will be keen to develop on. Timber, Kossounou and Van de Ven will all likely compete for spots at right back and left back, with one ultimately losing out unless Tchouameni returns to the midfield. Last season Timber and Van de Ven were the preferred options, but rumours suggest Kossounou is making major progress in training and could be set for a bigger role in the upcoming season! Diomande and Couto also add strong depth options in emergency situations.
In the midfield little will change. With Tchouameni deployed at CB, club captain Odegaard will be partnered by Camavinga. The pair worked well together when Odegaard dropped back from AM lasts season. If Tchouameni is to be pushed forward to CM again, it will mean a return to AM for Odegaard to lead from the front. Currently thought, it is Diaz who will occupy the creative space. Originally signed as a back up, Diaz had a stellar season with 5 goals and 7 assists, and has earnt a staring spot for the current season. The 24 year old is also reported to be improving majorly this Summer with his training taking a step up. The experienced Kevin Stoger was also added as a depth option for the coming season. Although it is unlikely he will see much of the field at all, the Austrian will be a mentor to the younger players and still has a lot to offer in Earle’s eyes. Arda Guler will be looked to as one to take big steps this year. He had a great youth campaign and will hope for more senior chances this season.
The excitement remains up top for Leicester. Lewandowski is supplied by Jesus and the sensational Wirtz. Despite Lewandowski only joining midway through the season, the trio combined for 34 goals and 25 assists, a number they will look to build on next season. It is unclear exactly how they will like up at the moment, with Earle also experimenting with Diaz out wide as an attacking 4, and even adding Odegaard into the mix for an attacking 5, but one thing is for sure, which is Lewandowski will lead the line! Tel and Roque currently offer the explosive depth needed up front, with the youth duo able to turn a game quickly when needed. Both took advantage of their youth opportunities last season, meaning they will be in contention for 1st team minute moving forward.

Youth Success
Along with a record league season, Leicester also raised the Youth Shield for the 2nd time in their history. The road was anything but easy though with a disappointing group display and playoffs for the Youth Cup relegating the Foxes to the Shield.
Despite this the club made additions to bolster the team with Tel, Loretz, Akhomach, McGlynn and Valle all joining throughout the campaign.
Towards the end the team stated to click, and with an attacking quartet of Wirtz, Roque, Tel and Guler they scored 22 goals in their 8 Shield knock out games. Wirtz and Roque led the team with the German scoring 9 and assisting 8, whist the Brazilian scored 5 and assisted 10. What is most promising for the Youth Set up, is that only right back Couto has graduated to the senior team, meaning 10 of the Shield winning squad will return next season.