A Premier League winners' medal, appearances at both Euro 2016 and in the Champions League, and now a Ballon d'Or nominee. Jamie Vardy, the striker who never rests, the non-league footballer turned England international, and the top Englishman among Premier League goalscorers last season, is strolling round the lobby . "We know we've always got to adapt," says Vardy. But the way I saw it was, especially with West Brom the year we stayed up, if it wasnt for that little run that we went on at the end of the season, then the 11 (straight) wouldnt have happened., Ive always been that split-personality kind of guy, Vardy says. The main part is pressing-wise. The left-foot volley against West Brom (in 2018, which won Match of the Days goal of the season). One a year. 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. Before, Id have probably sprinted from right-back to left-back and back across again, which is just burning energy up for no reason. Its not too bad, is it? he says, listening to those names as they are read aloud. After agreeing to differ, we move on to the third goal and Vardy has walked right into this one. You know what that means, though, dont you? Vardy says, playing me like a central defender hes about to spin in behind. Yeah., Do you make yourself captain? Yeah. The Leicester City striker shakes his head and smiles at the madness of it all. So I still class my left foot as my swinger because its not as strong., Or Crystal Palace away in 2017, when he could have shot with his right, but instead chopped back onto his left before bending the ball into the far corner? Jamie Vardy trains fast in Nike Football Training apparel, built for speed with revolutionary AeroSwift technology. Thats just football. My life has changed, but Im not money-motivated at all; thats the last thing on my mind. Rodgers has gone definitively for the second option, asking his team to play out from the back and through midfield. Thats still what I have to do nowadays. A Premier League winners' medal, appearances at both Euro 2016 and in the Champions League, and now a Ballon d'Or nominee. Before, Id have probably sprinted from right-back to left-back and back across again, which is just burning energy up for no reason. "The targets that have been set are exactly the same as last year," he insists. Yeah., Do you make yourself captain? The club recently released footage of all the goals in three parts he must have enjoyed those clips? Vardy likes numbers, as long as they have nothing to do with his goals. In an in-depth interview with Sky Sports as part of their. Its non-stop., Jamie Vardy, Leicester Citys greatest-ever player, and Premier League icon, is describing his garden and the pleasure he takes in planting, digging and harvesting with his children. As a parent you fully support it and back them all the way. He mentions with fatherly pride that his daughter Sofia has expressed an interest in learning the violin. The 40-year-old WAG sued Coleen Rooney, 36, for libel after Wayne Rooney's wife . The Leicester striker, who will be 32 in . I think we had Liverpool and then Man City and everybody was saying, This is when theyll falter. It's always difficult to accept. Jamie Vardy interrupts Harry Maguire's interview with mickey-taking His story is one of the greatest ever told and may never be repeated. 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 the way I saw it was, especially with West Brom the year we stayed up, if it wasnt for that little run that we went on at the end of the season, then the 11 (straight) wouldnt have happened., Ive always been that split-personality kind of guy, Vardy says. Its one of the best things you can do. The news that Jamie Vardy had failed to make the BBC Sports Personality of the Year shortlist, despite bookmakers slashing his odds on winning the award after his record-breaking goal against Manchester United last Saturday, went down surprisingly well with the man himself. It's all about trying to break the line with a sharp sprint. "Obviously when you're doing fitness work at a club all week and every week," he explains, "it's all about specific drills for what you need to do on the pitch. Shes changed me. ? Im killing myself here because its another left-footed strike! Vardy says, breaking into laughter. The only one left at home is two-year-old Olivia Grace. Especially when Vardy and the team are keeping a lid on expectations. Yeah. But that kind of thing (the numbers) is not really something that you pay attention to, Vardy says. Jamie Vardy's trajectory shows value of working hard and not giving up Lets just see how it goes and focus on winning games., Assuming Vardy gets a goal between now and the end of the season, he will have scored 100 in fewer games than it took Romelu Lukaku, Wayne Rooney, Didier Drogba, Nicolas Anelka and Jermain Defoe, among others. Such a routine wasn't ideal but it does partially explain Vardy's exponential improvement since then. Just basically because it was on my swinger and I thought I did well to get a decent connection. Regarded as one of the best strikers in the world at his peak, Vardy is known for his prolific goalscoring aided by his movement, explosive pace, clinical finishing and tactical proficiency. Leicester's Jamie Vardy sets up academy to help non-league talent The Leicester City striker shakes his head and smiles at the madness of it all. I want them to be as successful as they possibly can but Im not going to force anything on them, he says. Theres your maths for you.. So, like, when Im at football, its opposite to how I am here. That has left Rodgers with a conundrum. "For example, my drills are high speed. It was quite a close game (against Liverpool) up until that point. Ive gone through them and his teacher has sent a message back. Three, three, three recurring.. His lifestyle has altered, though, and Vardy puts much of that down to Becky, his fiancee, who has definitely calmed me down. 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. I am a firm believer that you get through today and start again.. 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. Youre not going to if youre on your own, he says. Surely sometime soon he will become king of the 30-something goalscorers, and at the current rate he might get there before the harvest season begins in earnest in his back garden. Its some going, he says, after a bit of cajoling. Finish it off the way that we want to and its been a great season.. ", Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player. You have to be as normal as possible. Thats not to say that Vardy is the same player. Can Vardy sense that too when hes playing? Literally as soon as it went in I was like, Here we go, and the spontaneous celebration just appeared from nowhere. Whereas if Ive seen it late and (Im) trying to be a bit too quick, it goes over the stand.. That was ages ago. Everything is growing in there, he says. Jamie Vardy Interview - Working Up From The Bottom, Champions League These are strange times for a former factory. 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. I knew even when I went back to training that theyd definitely save maths for when I got home, he says. 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. Gemma Collins' faceplant got an unlikely mention Mrs Vardy appeared to concede that, in a WhatsApp message that was read to the court,. Im 34 and he has just got to his 20s. Its not too bad, is it? he says, listening to those names as they are read aloud. Let me have a look what youve sent in. Thats true, Vardy adds. Fucking hell, here we go Vardy says, laughing and shaking his head. The best outcome for everyone, however, would be for Vardy to rediscover some of the old magic. 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. Having had to fight his way to the top, he's in no rush to give it all up. Gardening is a new hobby for the Premier Leagues top scorer something that was taken up during lockdown while being a part-time mathematics teacher and losing running races on his back lawn. The keeper should have saved that, Vardy says, dismissively. Jamie Vardys excellent volley in #lcfc's 4-1 victory over West Brom has won the Carling @PremierLeague Goal of the Month for March! Away from the pitch, Vardy is balancing commercial commitments with a new autobiography that's already making headlines. Yeah. Fucking hell, here we go Vardy says, laughing and shaking his head. I just want to play football and thats how Ive always been. 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. But thats just how I was on the pitch. His latest against Norwich City took him to within seven of a longstanding Premier League record held by Ian Wright, who has scored the most goals of any player in the competitions history after turning 30. Three, three, three recurring.. That one is there just because of what it meant. 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. The one I saw when Leicester put it out, said, Watch all of Vardys 99 goals here, part 1. Ill be honest, I tried clicking on it, to take me back in time, and it said I had to sign up to some LCFC TV thing. Jamie Vardy interview: 'Winning the FA Cup with Leicester would be the We had loads of shuttle runs that we had to do, so Id just set them up in the garden, which is not advisable when youve got dogs, Vardy says. When he has figured this season, Vardy has cut a frustrated figure, not quite able to outrun defenders as in his best days. But Jamie Vardy isn't close to being tired of it just yet. 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. Wowzers. Follow Stuart on Twitter @stujames75. Ive had to do that on more than one occasion.. In an interview with The Athletic back in November, he described him as everything I want in a striker. Schmeichel has moved to the south of France for a reported. I said Alright, thats really good. 33.3. Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. I think youd want to get it as early as possible anyway, Vardy says. The weight never changes.. A former professional footballer with Swindon Town, Stuart James went onto spend 15 years working for The Guardian, where he reported on far too many relegation battles to mention, one miraculous Premier League title triumph and a couple of World Cups. Jamie Vardy Opens Up On How He Almost Quit Leicester City - SPORTbible Jamie Vardy credits his fiancee, Becky, with calming him down and improving his diet and lifestyle. He parried it into the side-netting for me.. We are always out there together and what we grow gets brought into the house and used. I was told this week that Messi scored in 21 successive La Liga games. It takes it out of you, Im not going to lie, he says, although one detects in him a certain relish about the anguish of this drill. You want to score as many as possible, but I dont think you look at the ratios, how many games its taken, minutes-wise thats for stattos.. After three long months, Jamie Vardy is thinking about what it will be like to finally get back to playing football again. TV Life Magazine September 24 2017 Gemma Atkinson Frankie Bridge Jamie ?? I stole the ball on the halfway line and just carried on running and then managed to get it in the far corner. Vardy likes numbers, as long as they have nothing to do with his goals. Because the Man United fans were singing Ruud van Nistelrooy, I said: Me, me, all effing me Live on Sky. Running each day until the new season begins, The Premier League 60 is designed to reflect and honour the greatest . It just gives your body and your mind a complete shut-off.. I started with the kids, just giving them something to do during the day, and then I went a bit overboard, getting stuff in from Amazon. How many of his 99 goals does he think have come against the big six clubs? Lets just see how it goes and focus on winning games., Assuming Vardy gets a goal between now and the end of the season, he will have scored 100 in fewer games than it took Romelu Lukaku, Wayne Rooney, Didier Drogba, Nicolas Anelka and Jermain Defoe, among others. Fitness has always been one of my strengths. Ive not got a clue where that came from. The left-foot volley against West Brom (in 2018, which won Match of the Days goal of the season). We have to win, otherwise, there is no chance of us staying up. Vardy says Rodgers has helped him to press better (Photo: James Williamson AMA/Getty Images), Its about keeping that energy and that mindset so youre ready to (he clicks his fingers) fully go 100 per cent when you know that there is a chance to win the ball, rather than trying to do that when there is a 10 per cent chance of winning the ball.. Only 20 more for the 100. Its some going, he says, after a bit of cajoling. . Jamie Vardy is one of the craziest players in history. Now, he looks and sounds totally content. . I was like: Oh for Gods sake. Someone will be bringing that up soon., Vardy, to be clear, is not complaining. So Im celebrating, dont worry about that.. Where this leads is anyone's guess. This can't be real'." 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. Rodgers loves the threat that Vardy gives Leicester. Vardy could have made it to League level slightly earlier had a bid from Ian Holloway's Blackpool been accepted following a third-round FA Cup tie between the Fylde coast clubs in 2012, but . The only reason he knows now is because everybody is mentioning it constantly. The routine is working so far. "We know that last year probably won't happen again. 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. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. That will be strange, he says, sounding a little disappointed. Something silly, Vardy says. While centre-back Maguire was engaging in a sit-down interview with the national press on Friday, Vardy piped up with a question of his own.
The Leicester City striker is renowned for playing practical jokes and ribbing team-mates at the clubs Belvoir Drive training ground and hes continued his role as squad prankster with England at the World Cup. 33.3. The gardening, which began in lockdown, is a passion of his and he talks about how the planting is so much harder than the digging-up and what that might teach a child. 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. Again. Rebekah Vardy was asked an interview she gave to the News Of The World about her claimed sexual encounter with singer Peter Andre. These days Vardy is an England international, his name is plastered across the back pages as one of the most sought after strikers in the country and, courtesy of that angled shot that flashed past David de Gea at the King Power Stadium, the 28-year-old has gone down in the record books as the first man to score in 11 successive Premier League matches. I come home and Im a family guy. Hell do. Not judging by his performance in the clubs pre-season which includes a nausea-inducing "single-double-single high intensity interval running test", known to the players as the SDS test. Vardys description of his left foot as his swinger seems odd. Shes such a calming influence, Vardy says. After three long months, Jamie Vardy is thinking about what it will be like to finally get back to playing football again. A former professional footballer with Swindon Town, Stuart James went onto spend 15 years working for The Guardian, where he reported on far too many relegation battles to mention, one miraculous Premier League title triumph and a couple of World Cups. Literally as soon as it went in I was like, Here we go, and the spontaneous celebration just appeared from nowhere. 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. I tell Vardy that Im busy with children too, but I still watched the goals. Jamie Vardy interview: Teaching maths, growing veg and celebrating goal I missed out by one, he says. Does he have a celebration in mind? It's all specifically tailored for me.