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[caption id="attachment_43683" align="aligncenter" width="580"] The best combined XI chosen by the top four coaches for I-League 2017. File Pic[/caption] Kolkata: The I-League 2017 has been one of the most exciting season since the league came into the fray. Aizawl FC's incredible success has just been a perfect example of the thrill of the entire competition. Like the experienced players, some extremely talented youngsters have also stolen the show. Today www.xtratime.in spoke to the four top coaches of the I-League 2017, who made significant contributions to their respective teams this season. Khalid Jamil (Aizawl FC), Sanjoy Sen (Mohun Bagan), Derrick Pereira (Churchill Brothers) and Thangboi Singto (Shillong Lajong) chose their best combined XI for the I-League 2017 season: Khalid Jamil: Formation (4-4-2) It has been the best season of my career as a coach. It's not easy to choose the best combined XI. In the best combined XI, I will pick Mohun Bagan's Debjit Majumder as the goalkeeper as he had another outstanding season. In the right fullback position, I will pick Rahul Bheke of East Bengal. On the left fullback position my choice would be Narayan Das, again from East Bengal. Mohun Bagan's Anas Edathodika and Chennai City's Eche would be my two choices in the central defence. Two Mohun Bagan wingers Katsumi and Sony Norde have been outstanding. They will be my choices on the wings. East Bengal central midfielder Rowllin Borges and Brandon Fernandes of Churchill Brothers will be my choices in the central midfield. On the upfront, I will pick the highest goalscorer of the league Dipanda from Shillong Lajong and Bengaluru FC captain Sunil Chettri. I haven't chosen any player of my team Aizawl FC because, for me,  all of them are the best players. Sanjoy Sen: Formation (4-4-2) Choosing the best combined XI has always been thing I tried to avoid. Still, if I have to choose, I will pick Debjit between the sticks as an automatic choice. Asutosh Mehta from Aizawl FC will be my right fullback and Lalramchullova from Aizawl FC will be my left fullback. Another Aizawl FC defender Kingsley will be my central defender alongside Anas. Udanta Singh from Bengaluru FC will be my right winger and Sony Norde will be my left winger. Both of them performed really well this season. Al Amna from Aizawl FC has been brilliant throughout. Issac from Shillong Lajong too has been great this season and will be there in my combined XI. No surprise in the forward line as I will go with Dipanda and Sunil Chettri. Thangboi Singto: Formation (4-4-1-1) In my combined XI for the I-League, Debjit Majumder from Mohun Bagan will be my choice for the goalkeeping position. Two Mohun Bagan fullbacks Pritam Kotal and Subhasish Bose will be there in my team on the raigh and left respectively. John Johnson from BFC and Anas Edathodika from Mohun Bagan have been consistent throughout. Pronay Halder is my choice as a defensive midfielder. Katsumi Yusa and Sony Norde will be my two wingers. Bengaluru FC's Eugeneson Lyngdoh is my attacking midfielder as he has been consistent over the years. Juan Quero from DSK is naturally gifted and a game changer. He will be my no.10. My centre forward or no.9 will definitely be Jeje Lalpekhlua. All my players are special, so I won't pick any Shillong Lajong player. Derrick Pereira: Formation (4-4-2) Well, I would pick Amrinder Singh as my goalkeeper. Mohun Bagan's Pritam Kotal and my team Churchill Brothers' Left Fullback Seritan Fernandes will be my fullbacks. Bengaluru FC's Sandesh Jinghan and Aizawl FC's Kingsley will be my central defenders. Udanta Singh from BFC and Sony Norde from Mohun Bagan will be my wingers, Alfred from Aizawl and Issac from Lajong will be my holding midfielders. No surprise in the forward line, Sunil Chettri and Dipanda will be my choice.