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TRIBAL TEAM OF THE WEEK: Leicester unearth another star, Norwich striker downs Man Utd and Tottenham trio continue good form

Week 17 of the 2015/16 Barclays Premier League season showed that the high-flying Leicester City have plenty of other quality contributors.

Shine Okazaki stepped from out of the shadows of Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez to produce a match-winning performance as the Foxes remained top of the table with a 3-2 triumph at Everton.

Okazaki is joined in the Tribalfootball Team of the Week by Norwich City striker Cameron Jerome while Tottenham threesome Hugo Lloris, Toby Alderweireld and Dele Alli were also prominent.


TRIBAL TEAM OF THE WEEK - 17
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Goalkeeper

Hugo Lloris (Tottenham)

Made four saves in the win over Southampton including a brilliant late reflex action stop to deny James Ward-Prowse.
Lloris was commanding for Spurs as they got back to wining ways and provided his natural leadership in what was another solid showing from the Frenchman.


Defenders

Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea)

The Serbian defender bounced back to his best with an exuberant performance against Sunderland.
Headed home Chelsea's opener, provided the ball which led to Pedro's second and provided depth and drive from his customary fightback position.
Perhaps the exit of Jose Mourinho has given him a new lease of life after massively underperforming at times this season.


Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham)

The Belgian did the job professionally down at St Mary's against his former club.
Alderweireld is probably the in-form centre-back in the Premier League this season and showed that with another sure performance.
Kept Graziano Pelle relatively quiet and gave the rest of the Saints attack very little space.


Fabricio Coloccini (Newcastle United)

The Magpies captain lead by example in tough conditions in the 1-1 draw with Aston Villa.
Coloccini scored Newcastle's goal with a neat enough finish from a corner and was a rock in the heart of defence on a very wet day.
Had a pass completion rate of 89% and hardly put a foot wrong throughout the contest.


Christian Fuchs (Leicester City)

The underrated left-back turned in another important performance in the 3-2 win at Everton.
Fuchs shadowed the in-form Gerard Deulofeu, continually forcing the enigmatic Spaniard down one-way streets as the Foxes show rolled on.


Midfielders

Willian (Chelsea)

The Brazilian was the architect for Chelsea's return to winning ways.
Fired a corner onto the head of Ivanovic for the opener before winning the penalty which was dispatched by Oscar early in the second half.
Was constantly at the Sunderland defence and playing clever balls at will to his wider teammates.


Ross Barkley (Everton)

Continues to show consistency this season.
Barkley was instrumental in Everton's opening goal with his two goal-bound efforts finally falling to Romelu Lukaku.
Was efficient in midfield against an in-form Leicester outfit. Produced a stunning back-heel pass to set up Kevin Mirallas for the Toffees' late goal.
The England international is maturing every week.


Dele Alli (Tottenham)

The promising youngster turned the game on its head for Tottenham down at Southampton.
Alli won the tackle in midfield which allowed Harry Kane to open the scoring in the 40th minute before finding space close to goal and finishing off Walker's defence-splitting pass three minutes later.
Another assured performance from the 19-year-old.


Forwards

Shinji Okazaki (Leicester City)

Has been in the shadows of Vardy and Mahrez all season but showed that Leicester have yet another attacking force.
Japan international Okazaki got in behind the Everton to defence to win the opening penalty when pulled down by Ramiro Funes Mori before firing home the Foxes' third goal with a cool finish in a tight area.
Was a constant threat with his energetic style up front, always closing down the Toffees defenders.


Odion Ighalo (Watford)

Ighalo continued his rich vein of form by scoring a brace in the 3-0 win over Liverpool.
The Nigerian used strength to hold off Martin Skrtel before firing in the Hornets' second in the 15th minute before heading home Valon Behram's cross 70 minutes later.
Had a couple of other gilt-edged chances, one which Adam Bogdan did well to keep out when one-on-one, and made Mamadou Sakho look foolish when rinsing him with the infamous 'Ighalo Scoop'


Cameron Jerome (Norwich City)

Jerome produced a hard-working display in the Canaries' win at Old Trafford.
Did well to score Norwich's opening goal when beating Ashley Young to the ball before composing himself and firing between the hands of David De Gea while under duress from Chris Smalling and Michael Carrick.
The 29-year-old then took possession in midfield before providing the clever ball for Alexander Tetley's goal early in the second half.
Made life difficult for Phil Jones and Smalling all day.


Manager

Alex Neil (Norwich City)

Any manager who goes to Old Trafford and comes away with a win should always gain the plaudits.
Sure, Man Utd are not the team they once were but for Alex Neil to take a Canaries side up from the Championship and get maximum points at the Theatre of Dreams is a quality effort.
The victory was vital for Norwich as it saw them move away from the relegation zone and could quite possibly be the catalyst they need to find a run of positive results.

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