So, like, when Im at football, its opposite to how I am here. 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 is making up for lost time. One of the greatest strikers the Premier League has ever seen, Vardy has made a career from defying expectations. "We know we've always got to adapt," says Vardy. Vardy - who cost Leicester one million pounds, when he was bought from Fleetwood Town in 2012 - scored 24 goals and won the Golden Boot. Yeah, I joined a league. He insists the reality isn't quite so shocking. I was just lost in the moment, thats what it was. But at any time I think its good to have that threat up top because anything can happen it can be a Kasper (Schmeichel) long ball and its a goal in four seconds or, like I said, its keeping players away so that one of the other lads scores when weve just built the play up.. My life has changed, but Im not money-motivated at all; thats the last thing on my mind. 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 think Ive adapted my game for the better. 08:41 GMT 04 Mar 2023 Watch Sky Sports for just 6.99. Follow Stuart on Twitter @stujames75. Im still running to the stand and celebrating, I dont care if its empty or not! Its a competitive game, youve scored, you need to still show emotion. Yeah., Do you make yourself captain? "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. Something went wrong, please try again later. "We're going to have to get used to the referees. Thats fine, I just want to see what youve sent in., Vardy smiles. The gaffer has helped me a lot. You know what kids are like, Open the seed pack and get em all in!. I think youd want to get it as early as possible anyway, Vardy says. It took a 27-year-old Vardy all of three games to open his Premier League account by scoring Leicester's fourth goal in a dramatic 5-3 win against United. Yeah. Rebekah Vardy praises 'stressed' husband Jamie after fans slam - mirror It wasnt in my head before the game. 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. Im thinking, You lairy git youre making me look bad here! Then Id turn and hed turn sharply and decide to just run into my legs while Im running., Gardening has presented challenges of a different sort and, by the sound of things, Vardy is hooked. You have doubts? I think the closest person to me that day got to level 10. Jamie Richard Vardy ( n Gill; born 11 January 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Leicester City. A Premier League winners' medal, appearances at both Euro 2016 and in the Champions League, and now a Ballon d'Or nominee. 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. It is a measure of how much his attitude towards fitness has changed that he has a cryotherapy chamber at home to aid his recovery between training and matches. These days he might give himself a treat when there is a long break between games but otherwise he says that life is like groundhog day. "There's no vodka anymore. Have you sent it in? Nah. In fact, it sounds like hes been teaching the teachers. I am a firm believer that you get through today and start again.. Following the drama of that improbable title triumph, there was the equalising goal for his country in the Euro 2016 win over Wales. Leicester duo Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez are on the Ballon d'Or shortlist. After Dunne comes Stan Mortensen, who scored in 15 consecutive appearances for Blackpool in the 1950-51 season, although on two separate occasions during that run he missed games through injury. Man Utd revive interest in Barcelona star De Jong, Papers: Chelsea divided on future of head coach Potter, PL Predictions: Chelsea to draw another blank vs Leeds, What is Chelsea's best XI? I dont think Ive ever properly thought (before a game) about a celebration., What about that ridiculous one at Crystal Palace earlier in the season? Vardy looks flabbergasted. I might as well let them have the ball at their feet and try and nick it off them that way., Vardy, by his own admission, is a pest on the pitch. You could picture him doing something similar, like cupping a hand to his ear, when goal number 100 arrives. Tonight, a chat between TalkTV's Kate McCann and Vardy aired on the channel, where the wife of England footballer Jamie Vardy became emotional speaking about the toll the case had on her and her . Its all right, my teacher has already marked it. Thats fine by me, Vardy says. REPLAY: Rebekah Vardy's first interview since losing the Wagatha Although Vardy would happily brush over all the talk about being on the verge of scoring a landmark goal and joining an exclusive club, it is an achievement that deserves more attention than that. Jamie Vardy has paid tribute to outgoing Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel following his transfer to French side Nice. As Vardy pictures that scene and laughs, it feels like a reminder of just how much his life has altered since the days when he would sit at home on his own of an evening and empty packets of Skittles into a three-litre bottle of vodka. He's embracing Champions League football for the first time now too. I left it all until Sunday morning and then worked my way through everything, which is not easy when youve got Twitter, WhatsApp, text messages, Instagram, etc. As for Vardy, hes going to have to put up with people talking about his goalscoring record an awful lot in the days to come. 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. Ive had my mates say, Whats it going to be like when you score? I said, What do you mean? 111. Vardy, in contrast, never lost a minutes sleep thinking about the chance he squandered to finish as the Premier Leagues joint-top scorer when Leicester won the title in 2016. 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. That was ages ago. Jamie Vardy, when he looked set to sign for Arsenal in 2016, saw the two align, allowing him to make one of the hardest choices in his career - and he hasn't looked back since. His lifestyle has altered, though, and Vardy puts much of that down to Becky, his fiancee, who has definitely calmed me down. So theres no escape for Harry Maguire, who has made the journey from Leicester to Russia with Vardy. When we provided our Guest Editor Ant Middleton with a list of names to interview, it was Jamie Vardys that jumped off the page. It's basically like you've had a game on the Saturday and then you're in the cup on a Tuesday.". He parried it into the side-netting for me.. His ratio is also better than those of Andy Cole and Fowler, never mind all those other names mentioned above. Rebekah Vardy's biggest bombshells so far from tell-all - mirror Their wedding takes place in May, which is earlier than originally planned because of the possibility that Vardy will be in Englands squad for the European Championship finals. Maths was his favourite subject at school by a distance and, according to Vardy, he was flying when it came to teaching decimals and fractions to his children during lockdown. Jamie Vardy credits his fiancee, Becky, with calming him down and improving his diet and lifestyle. That's a trait that Leicester as a team will need this season. Only a fool would take the risk of writing off Jamie Vardy. At 34, the Leicester City striker is still razor sharp in front of goal - even if he now cuts a much more relaxed figure at home, Leeks, corn, sweet peas, plus the pumpkins are getting ready because Halloween is coming and the kids pick their own from the garden. 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. Jamie Vardy interview: His training regime and adapting to Europe , Congrats, @vardy7! That must mean something assuming he watched Fowler back in the day? This can't be real'." By We have to win, otherwise, there is no chance of us staying up. The boss gave me another one on Monday, a special one just from him, which will also be going in the wardrobe. Using his fist as a pretend microphone, the City striker said: Its Jamie Vardy here from Vardy News. Mrs Vardy compared Mrs Rooney to a pigeon. So I try a different approach and wonder whether he plays Fantasy Football. Oh right, I told John. When we provided our Guest Editor Ant Middleton with a list of names to interview, it was Jamie Vardy's that jumped off the page. 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. 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. ?? Rebekah Vardy says she feels 'let down by legal system' in new interview But when I take one step over that white line, Im just someone else., Although wiser as well as older when it comes to how he chooses to live his life away from the game now, he is still the same person around his team-mates. Especially when Vardy and the team are keeping a lid on expectations. The chairman must be crackers, Vardy says. Can Vardy sense that too when hes playing? Chillis, peppers, tomatoes, strawberries, cabbage, cauliflower, beetroots, carrots, peas, corn, pumpkins. Riyad (Mahrez) dinked it over the top and from the moment that ball started coming over, Im timing myself thats me getting ready to make sure that its as natural a contact as I could get. Talking from his home in Lincolnshire for more than an hour, he has been contemplating the prospect of scoring his 100th Premier League goal in between admiring his allotment. If I went and did a half-marathon it probably wouldn't." I think youd want to get it as early as possible anyway, Vardy says. But youve not signed up to the LCFC TV thing, have you? Vardy fires back. 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. Follow Stuart on Twitter @stujames75. Ive had to bring different aspects to my game. Vardy looks almost weary as Anthony Herlihy, Leicesters head of media, explains that story. Its a good category to be in, especially from where Ive come from.. Vardy, in contrast, never lost a minutes sleep thinking about the chance he squandered to finish as the Premier Leagues joint-top scorer when Leicester won the title in 2016. I should press when we know weve got a chance of winning the ball. Show more Show more Live chat. 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. Rodgers has gone definitively for the second option, asking his team to play out from the back and through midfield. We reflect on how life has changed for the 34-year-old since those early days as the first 1 million non-league player, and by his own admission a wild-child who took the Premier League by storm in 2015-2016. While Vardy jokes that he'd "probably still gamble" on winning a flick-on from the likes of Musa or Shinji Okazaki as well as Slimani and Leonardo Ulloa, they are all very different strike partners. Ill probably be the only person to ever do it (like this)! he says. But it's all been good. Its all there, laughs Vardy. Vardy describes it all in detail the exact distances, the ever-diminishing breaks between runs. And, put it this way, Id have never seen it coming when I was at Stocksbridge., Who could have seen any of this coming? Three, three, three recurring.. Asked what they would say if I quizzed them on what hes like in the changing room, Vardy replies: A loud, cocky shit., He shrugs his shoulders and smiles. That must mean something assuming he watched Fowler back in the day? You see people who play it and they proper get right into it, looking at all the stats and everything. No, I just sense the abuse, he says, laughing. But Im sure something will pop up into my head. Im still running to the stand and celebrating, I dont care if its empty or not! Its a competitive game, youve scored, you need to still show emotion. Schmeichel has moved to the south of France for a reported 1million, having spent a decade playing alongside Vardy at the King Power Stadium. Even when I was injured. 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However, you've got to try to support the team and the collective and then do the very best you can when you're asked to play.'. It's all specifically tailored for me. When he finished that season with an international call-up, many thought his first England cap would also be his last. I think we had Liverpool and then Man City and everybody was saying, This is when theyll falter. Thats not to say that Vardy is the same player. 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. There is a photo of him playing for Stocksbridge Park Steels against Kidsgrove in 2008 and, as he wheels away to celebrate with one finger held to his lips, theres not a supporter in sight. Listening to Vardy rowing back over his story it is hard not to smile at how much his world has been turned upside down. By posting your comment you agree to the house rules, The comments below have not been moderated, By Ive had to bring different aspects to my game. Yeah. Just how big is the diameter of your head?. 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. 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. Not bad for a lad who was still playing non-league football at 25. Jamie Vardy accompanied his wife at court on Tuesday 6. Only 20 more for the 100. A lot of them., So a third of them, says Vardy. On the same day son Finley started reception. Leicester City FC 'Truth is' - Leicester City fans wade in on Jamie Vardy verdict Latest Leicester City news from LeicestershireLive as fans respond to pundit Gabriel Agbonlahor's comments about . He has scored too many good goals with that foot, I say, for it to be called a swinger. Hell do. Im playing against centre-halves who are 6ft 4in and 6ft5in, so Im not going to win that many headers. 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. Thats true, Vardy adds. Watch th. Chillis, peppers, tomatoes, strawberries, cabbage, cauliflower, beetroots, carrots, peas, corn, pumpkins. 33.3. But its not a normal situation that the whole world finds itself in. But that kind of thing (the numbers) is not really something that you pay attention to, Vardy says. "The targets that have been set are exactly the same as last year," he insists. Its not too bad, is it? he says, listening to those names as they are read aloud. Nah, theres just a cameraman there, Vardy says, grinning. I just like a laugh and a joke.. A rare audience with Vardy comes courtesy of Lego Duplo, his latest endorsement. Probably not. The kids, bless them, went and planted some pak choi seeds. Yeah. Last season was the first in seven at Leicester that he did not finish as the clubs top goalscorer although he is not slowing down. West Brom again, the year we stayed up (in 2015). When he finished that season with an international call-up, many thought his first England cap would also be his last. 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. Please review our, You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. That will be strange, he says, sounding a little disappointed. Come Saturday he will be closing-down Manchester City defenders in the usual frenetic fashion. Luckily Ive not had to do much gym or anything like that, its always been this is how I am. 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. In the league, Vardy is asked to come from the bench, either trying to rescue his team or exploit the spaces left by opponents chasing the game. But if thats what they want to do, then so be it., Perhaps another story that surfaced was designed to keep his feet on the ground not that Vardy seems to need any help in that respect. Thats fine, I just want to see what youve sent in., Vardy smiles. Everything is growing in there, he says. The only one left at home is two-year-old Olivia Grace. 'When I came here in 2019 people were writing him off and we've had a fantastic few years out of him. It didnt bother me one bit.. Leicester City could do with one final magical chapter in the Jamie "I'd read the words and you know when you read something, and it's like reading it about someone else. Vardy loves scoring goals but it has never turned into a personal crusade. Do you know what I see it as? he says. And I dont score many decent goals like that, if Im honest, so thats up there in my three., A stunning goal in a memorable season for @LCFC#PL #GoalOfTheDay @vardy7 pic.twitter.com/C5I5y7c0e9, Premier League (@premierleague) December 20, 2019, Next?
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