A penny for Vardy's thoughts

[An Away Move]

Last night when Slimani bollocked him for not making 'the right run'. 

It looked like mutual '**** you' to me. No holding up of hands to acknowledge the others point of view. To my eyes Vardy is looking a bit mardy and not making even some of the short fast runs he should be, let along chasing everything down like he did that last season. He made one of those runs last night and the crowd acknowledged it and really got behind him.

[lgfualol]

I thought he was a lot better last night, it was refreshing to see him pressing more. I think the goal drought has got to him now. Nobody wants to be known as a one season wonder, no matter how much money you're getting. 

[An Away Move]

7 minutes ago, lgfualol said:

I thought he was a lot better last night, it was refreshing to see him pressing more. I think the goal drought has got to him now. Nobody wants to be known as a one season wonder, no matter how much money you're getting. 

Do you think it is the goal draught or perhaps him not being THE main guy up front any more? 'Ooh, Islam Slimani' also rains down from the terraces a lot more than the Vardy songs and Mahrez looks more keen to play in his international pal. I wonder if that might be a factor too. 

 

AND him now being lower down the league with us instead of flying high with Arsenal. He looks like he is playing with some kind of hangover to me.

[Innovindil]

I think it's a classic case of small time footballer works hard, makes it in the "big" league, grabs a trophy wife, a 100k a week contract and a nice house to stew in and then forgets the working hard bit. 

[Matt]

12 minutes ago, SydenhamFox said:

Do you think it is the goal draught or perhaps him not being THE main guy up front any more? 'Ooh, Islam Slimani' also rains down from the terraces a lot more than the Vardy songs and Mahrez looks more keen to play in his international pal. I wonder if that might be a factor too. 

 

AND him now being lower down the league with us instead of flying high with Arsenal. He looks like he is playing with some kind of hangover to me.

Well i'd imagine Vardy all players to have the 'lets prove everyone wrong' mindset.

[Nick]

He's not had the service yet this season and been marked out of games - he's getting a taste of what Mahrez was getting toward the end of last season.

 

I think he's doing lots of running but is getting frustrated at the quality of what comes through to him and he's been in all fairness screwing up the few opportunities he's had.

 

Im struggling to put my finger on the issues in the side at the moment. Yeah I think there's a hangover from last season, yeah I think it's new players coming in, yeah I think there has been some tough games and an element of fatigue and yes we miss a certain player......

 

But

 

There have been lapses in concentration and a visable void in the centre of the park that links defence to attack. We seem to have only three variations of methods of attack. The set piece/cross from the left usually from Albrighton, The ball over the top from Drinks to Vardy and lastly Mahrez cutting in from the right. We don't look like we can pass the ball well in the final third, Vardy is not a winger and loses the ball when pacing up the left touch line, and if Drinks and Albrighton are not on form in the ball delivery department the side looks rubbish like a Championship hit and hoof mid table, tactically inept side. 

 

Is Adrien Silva the answer? We need some more midfield quality that's for sure and Albrighton needs to regain his crossing form or be replaced.

[Tuna]

Charlie Austin and Callum Wilson will steal his England place.

[Soar Fox]

20 minutes ago, lgfualol said:

I thought he was a lot better last night, it was refreshing to see him pressing more. I think the goal drought has got to him now. Nobody wants to be known as a one season wonder, no matter how much money you're getting. 

He was pressing a lot more than he has been recently, but it just looked like he was going through the motions. To me they looked half hearted attempts and not the usual full pelt defender to defender like we know he can. 

 

Agree with you on the goal drought the longer it goes on the more it will start playing on his mind and effect his game.

[Arriba Los Zorros]

3 minutes ago, Swan Lesta said:

He's not had the service yet this season and been marked out of games - he's getting a taste of what Mahrez was getting toward the end of last season.

 

I think he's doing lots of running but is getting frustrated at the quality of what comes through to him and he's been in all fairness screwing up the few opportunities he's had.

 

Im struggling to put my finger on the issues in the side at the moment. Yeah I think there's a hangover from last season, yeah I think it's new players coming in, yeah I think there has been some tough games and an element of fatigue and yes we miss a certain player......

 

But

 

There have been lapses in concentration and a visable void in the centre of the park that links defence to attack. We seem to have only three variations of methods of attack. The set piece/cross from the left usually from Albrighton, The ball over the top from Drinks to Vardy and lastly Mahrez cutting in from the right. We don't look like we can pass the ball well in the final third, Vardy is not a winger and loses the ball when pacing up the left touch line, and if Drinks and Albrighton are not on form in the ball delivery department the side looks rubbish like a Championship hit and hoof mid table, tactically inept side. 

 

Is Adrien Silva the answer? We need some more midfield quality that's for sure and Albrighton needs to regain his crossing form or be replaced.

Exactly, it's unfair to blame Vardy. We have no central midfield from an offensive point of view and look to hoof it forward but without picking the passes or to hoof it wide and hope the wingers can do something. It's not suiting Vardy's game, in fact is is difficult for any striker to feed off that

[Captain...]

Slimani a few times now has given someone a bollocking on the pitch, Albrighton got an earful against Porto, King got one last night as well as Vardy. It's not a bad trait to have a vocal footballer not afraid to shout at his team mates, but he is new to the club and it wasn't how we played last season if anyone made a mistake we worked hard as a team to rectify it.

 

Vardy was complaining against Chelsea on the pitch that he was getting no support from the midfield and it was evident again last night. If he chases down a ball and wins it high up the pitch he has no support, Slimani isn't as fast and the midfield aren't bursting forwards. Vardy is just going to run himself into the ground chasing lost causes if he gets no support.

[jazz]

Vardy needs Shinsy to partner him. Slimani isn't all that either.... we've turned into a long ball team it's minging to watch nowhere near the team spirit or ethic of last season.

[steflcfc]

The Vardy/Slimani partnership isn't working well.

They seem reluctant to make runs when the other one has the ball.

 

Yes the 2 and Mahrez combined last night for the goal,

Claudio said recently the 3 of them were working on their game in training as a 3....it seems there is a lot of work to do!!

 

Vardys game is changing defenders now know his game and is having little joy as they are now countering his pace by dropping 5 yards deeper.

 

Now we are seeing a frustrated Vardy as he offers little else other than pace over the top.

The longer he doesn't find his shooting boots the more he will return to the striker we had a couple of seasons ago snatching at chances.

Vards is a confidence player, and he seems low on it at the minute.

 

He was the "main man" last season, but he needs to recapture his form/workrate as we have willing people to take his place.

 

I for one hope he recaptures his form as when he is on his A game he is a real handfull 

[Ross-Kemp]

He's turned into an absolute arrogant willy puller off the pitch since last season.

 

Now that's all well and good when you're performing, currently, he isn't.

[lcfcdamo]

I really no the problem it so so obvious to see hes got slimani up top and not Okazaki  in my opinion slimani and vardy do not work together we after play Okazaki in a 442 i just wish we would of got silva in the summer a cm should of bin are main concern but no 30 million on a position we didn't need crazy really 

[desertfox2]

Thought he was a lot better last night, seemed to be pressing more again. Like any striker he just needs a goal to boost his confidence. It's just a matter of time until we destroy someone in the prem. Sooner or later we will click and someone is getting a hiding.

[m4DD0gg]

Any one who has read Vardys book can see that he is a mardy arrogant shit.

 

When he was at Fleetwood he was sulking and refusing to get on the bus, celebrate goals scored because he could not get a January move.

 

This attitude must be magnified hugely now he thinks he is Mr big shot.

 

The good thing is he reads social media avidly so you can guarantee he looks at this forum.

[lgfualol]

14 minutes ago, lcfcdamo said:

I really no the problem it so so obvious to see hes got slimani up top and not Okazaki  in my opinion slimani and vardy do not work together we after play Okazaki in a 442 i just wish we would of got silva in the summer a cm should of bin are main concern but no 30 million on a position we didn't need crazy really 

I think we did need Slimani. We relied far too much on Vardy last season and Slimani already has 3 goals, nearly equaling both Ulloa and Okazaki's goal tally from last season.  Slim and Vardy have to find a way of working together, it can be done but Vardy is not in good form. 

[Heart-Shaped Fox]

Looks like he's suddenly losing his pace to me. 

 

Not making as many runs and seems slow off the mark 

[erlee]

nahh.. he 's just not getting much service from the midfielders.. defenders of opp teams are not keen to face up high on the pitch anymore. SO, there's no acres of space for him to sprint towards goal.

 

in the current scenario- it not about him sneakinga  goal every match. It 's about NOT letting opp teams scoring 3 or 4 goals every match

[HighPeakFox]

10 minutes ago, erlee said:

nahh.. he 's just not getting much service from the midfielders.. defenders of opp teams are not keen to face up high on the pitch anymore. SO, there's no acres of space for him to sprint towards goal.

 

in the current scenario- it not about him sneakinga  goal every match. It 's about NOT letting opp teams scoring 3 or 4 goals every match

Agreed. He looked much better to me last night. Also, judging by the commentary on here, I am reminded that watching on TV skews perspective somewhat - there was some dross for sure last night, but much more to be positive about...especially that blazing 20 minutes in the 2nd half.

[ozvaldo]

He's definitely not pressing as much at all.
He made one real attempt last night to press their keeper in the 2nd half and the crowd definitely reacted positively to it.
There were many times he was running with the ball down the wing, looking to take his man on / step in, but each time he couldn't manage it.
Also, in the 2nd half, right in front of where I sit, he seemed to kick out at one of their players and started arguing & swearing at him.  He's clearly really frustrated about something.

I think it's a combination of lack of motivation (we've won the league - what the hell do we do now?!), the loss of Kante means we don't recycle the ball as quickly & as often now (so we're having to evolve our counter attacking efforts), and also Slimani has turned up (and seems to be the 'top' striker).  

 

Remember when vardy scored that goal away at West Brom, which basically kept us in the Prem - remember his reaction "Me, ****ing me".
The same when he broke the record against Utd at home last season.  "Who? Me...****ing me"
 

He wants to be top dog and he's frustrated.  

 

I've also noticed he's doing more of that 'Rooney role' - i.e. coming deep, running with the ball away from goal, turning and trying a drilled pass.  I really hope he doesn't turn into that type of player.  

[shade]

it's obvious, he's getting no service really. we've magically turned from a quick breaking, slick(ish), counter attacking team into an aimless long ball team. it's not much to do with kante, it's more a collective loss of confidence.

[Ric Flair]

Slimani and Vardy both play off the last defender and right now they aren't clicking that well. Last season Okazaki dropped deep bringing space in the channels for Vardy to basically run the forward line himself. Funny thing is last season we were crying for more firepower so let's give it some time ay?

[dbtcity]

2 hours ago, SydenhamFox said:

Last night when Slimani bollocked him for not making 'the right run'. 

It looked like mutual '**** you' to me. No holding up of hands to acknowledge the others point of view. To my eyes Vardy is looking a bit mardy and not making even some of the short fast runs he should be, let along chasing everything down like he did that last season. He made one of those runs last night and the crowd acknowledged it and really got behind him.

At that point I genuinely thought it looked like vardy didn't want this partnership to take off... slimani kept holding onto the ball waiting for vardy to make even half an attempt of a run but it never came, slimani had every right to give him a bollocking... it's a dangerous game from vardy though as I feel if 1 of the 2 was to get dropped it would probably be vardy on current form

[ozvaldo]

16 minutes ago, shade said:

it's obvious, he's getting no service really. we've magically turned from a quick breaking, slick(ish), counter attacking team into an aimless long ball team. it's not much to do with kante, it's more a collective loss of confidence.

It definitely is - and we're trying to evolve, which is taking time to get right.  Kante's ability to win and recycle the ball and counter at speed definitely helped us last season.  It wasn't all down to him, granted.  But he played a massive part in doing that role, which, in turn, enabled our 'star players' to shine.