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Shakespeare: Leicester need to raise the bar

5 Jul 2017
Craig Shakespeare, Leicester City

Manager dismisses safety-first thoughts after last season's form adding players will be set individual targets for 2017/18

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Craig Shakespeare says Leicester City must raise the bar higher in the forthcoming campaign and insists preserving their Premier League status is no longer an acceptable target for the 2015/16 champions.

After replacing Claudio Ranieri last season, Shakespeare guided a Leicester side who had flirted with the relegation zone to 12th, on 44 points.

As he prepares for his first full season at the helm, Shakespeare is determined to change the mentality.

"Premier League survival is good but I look at the squad and the players we're trying to attract," he told LCFC TV. "I want to be better than that and I think the players want to be better than that."

Leicester are back in pre-season training and will be in action at the Premier League Asia Trophy on 19 and 22 July.

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