Life as a Leicester City player or fan has never been straightforward and it often brings a rapid rollercoaster of emotions.And the last decade has been the perfect example, with the Foxes now on the brink of relegation to League One this season.Leicester won the Premier League title in 2016 in one of the sport’s greatest storiesAFP or licensorsBut they are now on the brink of experiencing back-to-back relegationsGettyTheir imminent drop to the third tier of the English footballing pyramid is going to come exactly 10 years on from their iconic Premier League title-winning campaign in 2016.Many fond memories will return to the forefront of the minds of all those involved with Leicester for the historic achievement.One of those lucky people was Gokhan Inler, who had joined the club from Napoli the preceding summer before becoming a title winner.But that ever-present Leicester-themed rollercoaster of emotions didn’t keep away, even in a year that everything seemed perfect.In fact, a large part of Inler’s career ended up being ruined during his time as a Foxes player, putting a dampener on his experience.‘The most difficult season in my career’“I had the chance after Napoli to go to Leicester,” he told talkSPORT.com during Udinese’s international media days event. “Claudio Ranieri wanted me a lot…it was an amazing experience.“But personally, for me, it was the most difficult season, year, in my career.”He went on to explain: “First of all, Leicester City, before, nobody knows, all the world, nobody knows. But I knew it from the coach, Ranieri and some players.“I was going there to be a leader, to help the team, you know, to help, to do my experience with the team. But personally, it was not easy. “Why not easy? Because we had all great players. Before, nobody knows them. And when we create with Ranieri, a great team spirit.Inler’s career took a downward turn after he signed for LeicesterGetty Images - Getty“We saw him, Riyad Mahrez, Jamie Vardy, N’Golo Kante, Danny Drinkwater, Kasper Schmeichel, Wes Morgan, Christian Fuchs, Danny Simpson, Marc Albrighton, Shinji Okazaki and more, fantastic. “But personally, I suffered a lot because I lost the national team. I lost the captainancy from the national team. “That’s why, for me, it was really hard because as a national player, I played 89 games…and not to be in the Euro 2016 squad, I was sad, you know, because I invested a lot. I invested really every day.”Inler did not make it into Switzerland’s squad for the European Championship in 2016, being dropped that summer and eventually going on to never represent his country again.Their manager, Vladimir Petkovic, said at the time: “I am truly sorry for Gokhan. He is a great player, a great character, but I had to remain faithful to my ideas and my actions.”His Swiss snub came amid his lack of gametime at Leicester, with him only making five Premier League appearances throughout his spell at the club, failing to displace Kante and Drinkwater’s partnership.The midfielder lost his place in the Swiss national team due to his spell at LeicesterGetty Images - GettyTough to acceptThe former midfielder found it very tough to accept that his national team were going to play in a major tournament without him.Inler revealed: “The coach [Petkovic] told me after six months, if you don’t play, it’s difficult that I take you to Euro 2016. “But it’s his decision, it was his decision. For me, it was too hard. “It’s too easy to decide like this, you know, because, like I said, I played 89 games, I was captain, but I didn’t play five games…“And that’s why it was also on this side really hard.”But the ex-Napoli and Besiktas star had no choice but to continue working hard and trying to influence from the sidelines.Inler pushed past his disappointment to try and help Kante and his other teammatesGettyInler may not have played for Leicester often, but he understood his role and how he wouldn’t be starting over the Foxes’ stars.“I couldn’t say anything because really the competition was high,” he admitted. “The players were great. They respect each other. “They respect me because I was every day in the training. I pushed them. I pushed Kante, I pushed Drinkwater.“Also, Andy King was in the midfield. We had a great competition. I can’t say anything. Everybody gave their 100 per cent.“Our training was always high-intensity…it was not only 11 players, the whole team, all staff. We had really a great spirit.“But this suffering is, in the end, what gives me the Premier League title.”Despite his troubles, Inler became a part of a historic storyGettyAnd he will forever be known as a member of Leicester’s title-winning squadGettyA part of Premier League historyDespite all of his ‘suffering’, it did lead to Inler becoming an unexpected Premier League champion with Leicester.He managed to find a way to move past the negative impact of his lack of minutes to help the Foxes squad on their journey to glory.“Mentally I prepared myself,” he said. “Look, I see the football now from outside. Because playing eight years constantly in Italy, going to Leicester, playing only five games. A huge shock.“But because this is one of my strengths, mentality, the will not to give up. I could also change after six months in Leicester…it’s easy to change things fast, but I didn’t want to. I said I want to fight back. “In the end, we never lost, we lost only rare games…and Ranieri said to me personally: “How can I change a winning team?”“I said I accept, I respect and this experience I will take for my life. This will always be in my heart. Many, many players couldn’t have this experience.“And this helped me also after the career. It’s not easy, but I can explain to the players that football is not just now, you need to perform every day. “That’s why the Premier League, I enjoyed. I enjoyed it. It was a hard time, but in the end, I was also in the boat, part of the history and I accept it.”