Jamie Vardy Appreciation

[foxfanazer]

Continues to deliver for us. Greatest of all time

[HybridFox]

The amount of people who said he was finished (some still do) is remarkable.

 

He really had no right to be in the golden boot race having spent 2/3 of the season feeding off scraps.

 

He could still end the season as the highest scoring English player in the top flight 

[Carl the Llama]

Just now, TK95 said:

The amount of people who said he was finished (some still do) is remarkable.

 

He really had no right to be in the golden boot race having spent 2/3 of the season feeding off scraps.

 

He could still end the season as the highest scoring English player in the top flight 

I want quotes.  This has been claimed a lot but I've never seen the posts saying it.

[Langston]

100 league goals. We won't have another do that for a lifetime, let alone achieving what he has with us along the way.

 

There can't be any doubt now, he is our best ever player. I was gutted when N'golo left, Riyad going was horrible, but when Vardy leaves us there'll be a huge hole at City.

 

If he doesn't get a statue or all the stands named after him, we haven't honoured him correctly. A proper bloody hero.

[Vardinio'sCat]

 

Very little gives me more pleasure than seeing Vardy enjoying decent service. He has had to wait a long time for the kind of opportunities 'top6' strikers take for granted.

 

Truly we are blessed. 

[Koke]

If he was 5 years younger he would go for £100m. 

 

By this time next season he could very well have 100 Premier League goals. Phenomenal. 

[HighPeakFox]

I took a friend yesterday, and the experience was made complete by Vardy scoring. My God if he'd scored that chance in the first half when he lifted it over the bar, that would have been something else - his first touch there was beyond belief.

[mod hero]

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[zealot]

Beggars belief how he is still so underestimated. Arsenal set up like they were playing against Ian Marshall and Gary Coatsworth yesterday not Vardy and Ricardo...

 

I know he's got a lot left in him yet but I dread to think how we replace the player our current success is built around. 

 

Maybe Tielemans and Maddison indicate a different style coming in future years...

[TJB-fox]

I don’t think the footballing world as a whole just appreciates how good Vardy really is. Gets brushed under the carpet a lot, but we’re talking about a top top top centre forward here. One of the best.

[Koke]

Next season he'll be in double figures against some of these teams.

 

 

Edited 29 April 2019 by Koke

[RowlattsFox]

He'd be comfortable winning the golden boot if he was ruthless under Puel. Missed some great chances that are now being scored. The biggest change from Rodgers is getting his confidence back in front of goal.

[indierich06]

Hope when he retires he does a Birch and just stays involved with the club somehow, he's going to be immortal round here. Absolutely the greatest player to ever wear the shirt for so many different reasons. Has any single player done more for the club or achieved more than he has? Really hope he can add the golden boot to his honours list this season!

[UniFox21]

The only player outside of the top 6 on that list, what a player he is.

 

[UniFox21]

These kind of discussions are amusement to me.

When arsenal came in, we were in the champions league and defending champions of England; whilst Arsenal are known for getting into a position and then ****ing up and are a yoyo team in terms of the top 4.

We were massively on the up and didn't capitalise on it, whilst Arsenal are still in a massive transition period. Hed have never started ahead of names like Lacazette and Aubameyang, purely due to who they are. 

 

[Corky]

And he'd have probably ended up with some shite generic Sloop John B "He scores when he wants" song that Arsenal fans seem to sing for most of their players so he avoided that which will no doubt make him relieved.

[Goober]

I’ve no doubt he’d have been good enough to have made it at Arsenal, but I don’t think he’d have been used properly there at all. Stuck out wide half the time and later benched for a bigger name too. Obviously in staying here he had to endure Puelball for a bit but ultimately, with him being the figurehead of the Rodgers revolution, I think he’ll be delighted he stayed.

[Crazy Kop Corner]

Arsenal really ain’t all that and Vardy could have done better than a move to them and he knows it. Just keep on enjoying watching this legend playing for us while you can. He hopefully has another 3 seasons in him.

[Ian Nacho]

13 hours ago, UniFox21 said:

These kind of discussions are amusement to me.

When arsenal came in, we were in the champions league and defending champions of England; whilst Arsenal are known for getting into a position and then ****ing up and are a yoyo team in terms of the top 4.

We were massively on the up and didn't capitalise on it, whilst Arsenal are still in a massive transition period. Hed have never started ahead of names like Lacazette and Aubameyang, purely due to who they are. 

 

People need to understand the media make controversial statements to keep them in a job. 

[Stadt]

1.02 Non-penalty xG+xA p90 under Rodgers. Kinell.

[Sol thewall Bamba]

9 minutes ago, Stadt said:

1.02 Non-penalty xG+xA p90 under Rodgers. Kinell.

Alright OptaStadt 

[volpeazzurro]

On 30/04/2019 at 08:30, UniFox21 said:

These kind of discussions are amusement to me.

When arsenal came in, we were in the champions league and defending champions of England; whilst Arsenal are known for getting into a position and then ****ing up and are a yoyo team in terms of the top 4.

We were massively on the up and didn't capitalise on it, whilst Arsenal are still in a massive transition period. Hed have never started ahead of names like Lacazette and Aubameyang, purely due to who they are. 

 

Absolutely right and what's more, despite us not capitalising at that time, if I look at our transition compared to Arsenal's combined with the way we beat them on Saturday, I think ours is in a healthier position. Our squad is more youthful, giving a higher potential longevity  (or higher sell on value) and I'd also suggest that if we could get Tielemans, we need far less of a rebuild, how many of their players are or approaching 30 with no real sell on value. On paper at least, out future is looking really bright with some potential future major players amongst our kids!

[volpeazzurro]

At my age I should be way beyond the hero worship of footballers and I probably am ... but I have to admit to being very close to it with Vardy. He's given so much since he's been here and his 'never give up' attitude had been a great example to kids like my son (albeit he's taller than me now). I still get that rush of anticipation everytime he gets the ball. Perhaps I'll never grow up, that's why I still go.

[Guest Col city fan]

42 minutes ago, volpeazzurro said:

At my age I should be way beyond the hero worship of footballers and I probably am ... but I have to admit to being very close to it with Vardy. He's given so much since he's been here and his 'never give up' attitude had been a great example to kids like my son (albeit he's taller than me now). I still get that rush of anticipation everytime he gets the ball. Perhaps I'll never grow up, that's why I still go.

Same here. I’m too old to do player worship but Vardy is one on his own. His goals, his celebrations, the fact he rejected Arsenal, the record, the league title

Absolute fookin legend!

[HighPeakFox]

He's my favourite player ever, overall. Unique, special, often unplayable, and utterly central to everything good that has happened to our club in the last few years.