Survival First: Danny Simpson Urges Leicester City to Prioritise Stability in the Premier League

Premier League winner Danny Simpson has stressed survival should be former club Leicester City’s main objective this season.

Premier League Experience Vital for Stability

The title-winning former Foxes defender is adamant those players with Premier League experience having a pivotal role to play in helping the club achieve stability in the top-flight this term.

“You’ve got a core nucleus of Premier League players, which will be massive this season,” Simpson told SportsBoom.com.

“There’s still a good core of players who know this league. They’re the ones the club are going to have to rely on heavily to help some of the new lads starting out.”

New Manager, New Challenges

“It’s a new manager (Steve Cooper) at the end of the day and he’s still learning about his players, so it’s going to take time.”

“It’s about keeping players fit and giving them time this season, but hopefully they can produce this season.”

Key Players in Defence and Midfield

“You look at Ricardo (Pereira) and James Justin at the back, then you’ve Conor Coady and his experience.”

“And then you’ve got Wout Faes, for me he was Leicester’s best player when he first signed for the club for a couple of months.”

“He’s got Premier League experience and is an experienced Belgium international, so there’s real pedigree.”

Loss of Leaders and Impact Players

“Yes, they’ve lost good players like (Marc) Albrighton – they’ll miss his leadership – and (Kelechi) Iheanacho, he always scored goals even though we was never a regular player.”

“Obviously, Kiernan (Dewsbury-Hall) is obviously going to be a really big miss.”

“I don’t know whether that move was down to the FFP (Financial Fair Play) rules, but surely they would have liked to have kept him because he’s been their best player.”

Simpson played in the famous Foxes’ side which won the Premier League as 5000-1 outsiders in the 2015-16 season under Italian boss Claudio Ranieri.

Patience Needed from Loyal Fans

With over a decade of Premier League experience under his belt, the 37-year-old former right-back has also stressed the need to patience this season from the club’s loyal supporters as the club look to acclimatise to life back in the big time.

“I think the fans have to be patient, just look what he (Cooper) had to deal with at Nottingham Forest,” added Simpson.

“They signed 25 plus recruits, so that wouldn’t have been easy, would it?”