Thats fine by me, Vardy says. "We want to get to 40 points first. Asked why he thinks hes become more prolific with age, especially during the last couple of season, Vardy points to the appointment of Brendan Rodgers 16 months ago. It wasnt in my head before the game. He parried it into the side-netting for me.. Whats the point? he says. Theres your maths for you.. Vardys description of his left foot as his swinger seems odd. Vardy is part of the furniture at the club now it is eight years since they paid non-League Fleetwood ?1 million for him in what must go down as one of the best pieces of transfer business in modern times and hard to picture him playing for any other club. You know what that means, though, dont you? Vardy says, playing me like a central defender hes about to spin in behind. I come home and Im a family guy. His weight hardly changes irrespective of what he eats Im always between 11st 3lb and 11st 6.5lb (71.2kg to 72.8kg) and he has lost none of his pace. But youve not signed up to the LCFC TV thing, have you? Vardy fires back. After three long months, Jamie Vardy is thinking about what it will be like to finally get back to playing football again. After three long months, Jamie Vardy is thinking about what it will be like to finally get back to playing football again. Thats not to say that Vardy is the same player. Vardy describes it all in detail the exact distances, the ever-diminishing breaks between runs. When we provided our Guest Editor Ant Middleton with a list of names to interview, it was Jamie Vardys that jumped off the page. The Leicester City striker shakes his head and smiles at the madness of it all. Fucking hell, here we go Vardy says, laughing and shaking his head. With that conversation out of the way, and having established that well be relying on Vardys long-term memory, we finally get down to what we were meant to be discussing: His favourite three Premier League goals, in no particular order. But that kind of thing (the numbers) is not really something that you pay attention to, Vardy says. Or, to put it another way, as many as Harry Kane, Wayne Rooney and Raheem Sterling put together. Jamie Vardy is one of football's biggest characters - and we've taken a look back at 10 moments which perfectly sum up his persona. He got another from Claudio Ranieri and says: Hes had it printed out with his nickname for me, which cant be repeated., BBC Sports Personality of the Year shortlist, record-breaking goal against Manchester United, Vardys rags-to-riches tale into a Hollywood movie, the non-league club where Vardy rebuilt his career, caught making a racist remark in a casino. Rebekah Vardy 'disappointed' by Wagatha Christie verdict, Rebekah Vardy has claimed that Coleen Rooney "weaponised" her fan base. A club legend like Vardy, the 35-year-old Dane heads to Nice with well wishes from the entire of Foxes family, as chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha added: "Throughout his time with us and particularly as a captain and vice-captain, Kasper has always been a player willing to stand up and take responsibility, leading the team with distinction. Its often overlooked that after scoring his first Premier League goal, against Manchester United in September 2014, it took Vardy another 22 games and six months to get his second. While the story of Vardys emergence from non-league football is well-documented, it is not just how far he has come that is remarkable but that he spent so long playing so far down the pyramid. By his own admission, he didnt cope particularly well with the demands of professional football in his first season at Leicester and ended up searching for answers in all the wrong places mostly nightclubs. Given that plenty of others have moved on from Leicester during that time Harry Maguire, NGolo Kante, Mahrez and Danny Drinkwater spring to mind you wonder whether Vardy, who had a chance to join Arsenal in 2016, ever looks at those players and wonders what might have been. Vardy points to several reasons behind his red-hot streak, including being deployed as an out-and-out striker. The Leicester striker, who will be 32 in . He talks about the values instilled at their local primary school and also the conversations he has had with Becky about bringing their children up the right way. The school run is a carefully-calibrated operation and the day began for Vardy at 6.30am, serving breakfast, as well as overseeing the brushing of teeth and the putting on of uniform. Nah. Jamie Vardys excellent volley in #lcfc's 4-1 victory over West Brom has won the Carling @PremierLeague Goal of the Month for March! I missed out by one, he says. "I'd read the words and you know when you read something, and it's like reading it about someone else. Yeah., Do you make yourself captain? The confidence in knowing that we can give teams a game, which showed in the run-in when we pulled away from the relegation zone, helped us all out and weve just carried that on.. Schmeichel has moved to the south of France for a reported 1million, having spent a decade playing alongside Vardy at the King Power Stadium. One can only guess it is the drive that has got him all the way from Sunday league to the top of the Premier League. But its not a normal situation that the whole world finds itself in. Jamie Vardy has all but retired from playing for England after informing Gareth Southgate he believes the time is right to focus solely on club football. Reel off facts and figures concerning his scoring record and you get the impression he would rather go back to discussing pak choi than hear he has a better minutes-per-goal ratio than Robbie Fowler. So he does think highly of himself after all. You see people who play it and they proper get right into it, looking at all the stats and everything. We are talking over Zoom this week in a rare quiet moment for him the first day of the school term when most of his brood are otherwise occupied. Ive had my mates say, Whats it going to be like when you score? I said, What do you mean? Good feels like a bit of an understatement, bearing in mind only 28 footballers have done it since the Premier League was formed in 1992. Vardy, it is worth remembering, was still playing non-League football at the age of 25 and didnt make his first top-flight appearance until he was 27. Good feels like a bit of an understatement, bearing in mind only 28 footballers have done it since the Premier League was formed in 1992. Go to bed at a certain time? So I try a different approach and wonder whether he plays Fantasy Football. Jamie Vardy interview: His training regime and adapting to Europe, Nike Football's Training gear is built for speed, with revolutionary AeroSwift technology, Alonso pips Verstappen with Hamilton fourth ahead of thrilling pole fight. It's been a busy time but Vardy remains calm. After three long months, Jamie Vardy is thinking about what it will be like to finally get back to playing football again. To be honest with you, that shows in my performances, that Im in a happy place, knowing that Im doing the job that I love., The Leicester striker explains why his signed record-breaking shirt is staying in the wardrobe, how his fiancee has changed his life and why he is relieved not to be on the Sports Personality of the Year shortlist, Leicesters Jamie Vardy sets up academy to help non-league talent, Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. Jamie Vardy's Pre-Match Diet Is Still Next Level - SPORTbible Literally as soon as it went in I was like, Here we go, and the spontaneous celebration just appeared from nowhere. Kids love watching what they have planted grow, he reflects. If Id have scored that last penalty (against Everton in the penultimate game) Id have shared it, but I put it up into the stands. Rebekah Vardy was asked an interview she gave to the News Of The World about her claimed sexual encounter with singer Peter Andre. After agreeing to differ, we move on to the third goal and Vardy has walked right into this one. Again. Visit nike.com to explore the collection. Can Vardy sense that too when hes playing? Talking from his home in Lincolnshire for more than an hour, he has. Its not too bad, is it? he says, listening to those names as they are read aloud. But it doesn't really affect things too much. 'When I came here in 2019 people were writing him off and we've had a fantastic few years out of him. It seems a little surprising he didnt pick his record-breaking goal against Manchester United in November 2015, when he became the first player to score in 11 successive Premier League games. Dancing On Ice fans blasted the footballer as "miserable" when he appeared via video link to support his gorgeous wife on the ice on Sunday. But Ive definitely benefitted from getting a full summer, relaxing, just completely clearing your head. Speaking to The Sun, the 40-year-old described how she called Rooney to confront her about the original post, which was put online in October 2019. With Vardys form so impressive this season and Harry Kane faced with a race against time to be fit for Euro 2020 before football got suspended, there was a fresh debate about whether he should come back into the England picture. Away from the pitch, Vardy is balancing commercial commitments with a new autobiography that's already making headlines. Jamie Vardy is up to mischief again. In a teaser clip, she appeared to be emotional as she discussed the high-profile court case. Pic TalkTV Why you can trust Sky News This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Yeah. He has scored too many good goals with that foot, I say, for it to be called a swinger. Three, three, three recurring.. Making sure you eat the right things and you are recovering right, he says, you have got to just prepare for each game like its your last. Not bad for a player who cost 1million from Fleetwood Town in May 2012. Thats just me. Ive had to do that on more than one occasion.. We know weve got to finish it off. Rebekah Vardy's biggest bombshells so far from tell-all - mirror The first would be against Liverpool at home (in the title-winning season), Vardy says, recalling the brilliant volley he thumped over Simon Mignolets head from 30 yards out. With Ruud van Nistelrooy holding the record before, you cant get much better than that it was a brilliant message from him., Vardy also received a signed shirt from his team-mates and said in a post-match interview that it would end up in a frame or his wardrobe depending on the messages. He celebrated his first against Wolverhampton Wanderers by howling like a wolf at the away fans mimicking the oppositions iconography is a Vardy trope. Honestly, when did he first start thinking about scoring 100 Premier League goals? After scoring twice against Aston Villa in the last game before lockdown, Vardy moved onto 99, which means his 100th Premier League goal will almost certainly come behind closed doors. So, like, when Im at football, its opposite to how I am here. But what about the goal against West Ham at home, in the title-winning season, when he arrowed the ball into the far corner with his left foot? Little more than 24 hours later Adrian Butchart, the British screenwriter and the man behind the Goal! Yeah. After telling him there was no need to sign up for anything when I clicked on the link, I ask why he didnt get in touch with the club and request a login. So, like, when Im at football, its opposite to how I am here. Leading from the front.. Kevin Phillips, his former striker coach at Leicester, played in the Premier League at 40 let alone 30, and it's not lost on Vardy that Phillips was playing for non-league Baldock Town in the eighth tier at the age of 21. Knowing him, he probably just wants to get it all over and done with and move on. You only gave me three choices! Vardy says. Jamie Vardy was taken away from his post match interview with BT Sport by Kasper Schmeichel so he could join in Leicester City's FA Cup winning celebrations.
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