What the Fook has happened to Jamie Vardy?

[Blue and white]

Something feels different this time, but it's still hard to say he's finished as he's looked similar to this a few times before, most notably towards the end of Ranieri and Puel's reign where he went into his shell and then burst into life after they left 🤔

[martyn]

He has had countless poor spells like this in the past, although i always felt a lot of those were when his work rate noticeably dropped. 

 

Today he ran all day, but was just abject in general play. 

 

Worried me more that Rodgers saw fit to leave Nacho on the bench all game. 

 

 

[Matt]

oooh to add to my negative football comment.

 

i'd like to add 'possesion based football' which ensues sideways, backwards football and preferable not crossing the half way line.

 

you just can't beat the shit! it's a joy to behold.

[deanolegend1989]

Danny Ings now only 1 behind Vardy in the golden boot running.

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

I agree the service has been almost non-existant but when the ball was with him today he didn't look at the races at all, the ball was bouncing off him. Maybe its just more noticeable because he's seeing less of the ball.

[Fightforever]

We need wingers that can actually get inside the box and attempt a chance or pass like how many times have our wingers just stopped on the edge of the 18 yard box and passed the ball backwards rather than cut inside

[Dahnsouff]

Service is a two way street. No movement, no need for service. Fancy it is a more holistic issue.

[Cecchini1976]

18 minutes ago, Dirkster the Fox said:

Absolutely ZERO service.

 

This one is not on Vardy.

Well he got played clean through and miss controlled it and had an awful shot, he missed the ball in comical

style at least 3 times, the most amusing one in the first half when he had acres of space to run in to. Start of second half in at the side and not sure if he hit a miss hit cross or miss hit shot, great ball in to him from Barnes and he seemed to not realise he had the ball. He looks unfit and like most of our players are struggling   to adapt to empty stadiums. I’ve said since last summer that we have a top class defence and midfield but a bottom half front 3. We need an X factor wide man that can beat players and score 15 goals a season, also need a forward that can play against teams that defend deep. 

[Cecchini1976]

7 minutes ago, Fightforever said:

We need wingers that can actually get inside the box and attempt a chance or pass like how many times have our wingers just stopped on the edge of the 18 yard box and passed the ball backwards rather than cut inside

For them to do that the striker needs to move to create that space 

[Heymister2015]

Start Iheanacho Wednesday and bring him on second half 

[Finnegan]

35 minutes ago, Sublime_Coatsworth said:

Worth pointing out that service to him has be shite...

 

35 minutes ago, Stadt said:

We don’t create any chances.

 

34 minutes ago, goody2028 said:

One word. Service. 

 

34 minutes ago, Tuna said:

He has no service and we have no plan b.

 

25 minutes ago, Dirkster the Fox said:

Absolutely ZERO service.

 

This one is not on Vardy.

 

 

[TheSomersetFox]

People were asking the same questions after we won the league.

 

Vards hasn't changed. The way we're playing has. Feel for him at the minute.

[foxy boxing]

He's tired of waiting at the checkout waiting for the service to get the goods, so he goes to the self service which takes him longer to produce the goods.he desperately needs better service.

[l444ry]

Spends more time defending the first ball out from the opposition than using his energy to look for chances in Brendan's passing system. If Vardy doesn't look effective at the moment then not convinced any other striker would either. Needs a fortune spending in the summer to get anywhere near top four next season if we persist with this playing style and squad depth. 

[LinekersLugs]

2 minutes ago, Goober said:

People were asking the same questions after we won the league.

 

Vards hasn't changed. The way we're playing has. Feel for him at the minute.

After mate .... he has spurts but he seems to have too much say in the dressing room and he doesn’t even look like he is trying at the moment , maybe the stats say something else ?

[StanSP]

Lack of service. Maddison plays that today, with how open it was in first half, and Vardy scores (hopefully) and we potentially win it. 

[Guest Col city fan]

There must have been at least 5 similar threads started over the years, only for Vardy to prove all his doubters wrong again when the team started playing well again and creating chances for him.

Ronaldo would have a problem scoring in this team at the moment.

[Wymsey]

He's receiving as bad a service than Virgin Media at present.

[SecretPro]

2 minutes ago, Col city fan said:

There must have been at least 5 similar threads started over the years, only for Vardy to prove all his doubters wrong again when the team started playing well again and creating chances for him.

Ronaldo would have a problem scoring in this team at the moment.

We will keep making these threads until he turns 62 and retires just so we can be right.

 

In fairness though, 'Service' is an easy argument. He's been pretty sh*t too - touched the ball about a dozen times in the last two games. If he's not going to show for it or come back every now and again to try and get it then he's not helping the situation.

[dylanlegend]

To be fair even earlier in the season he wasn’t getting many changes, there were a number of articles that said his scoring / chance ratio was very high and hard to keep up. Now he gets even less service but seems to be struggling with the small amount he still gets 

[teblin]

He usually takes a few games, hopefully he’ll start scoring then we will be fine.

[deanolegend1989]

2 minutes ago, Col city fan said:

There must have been at least 5 similar threads started over the years, only for Vardy to prove all his doubters wrong again when the team started playing well again and creating chances for him.

Ronaldo would have a problem scoring in this team at the moment.

 

Shhhhh I got laughed at for claiming Ronaldo would struggle with this service!

[Le Renard]

Is He still carrying an injury?  What I can see though is the service to him is crap, maybe teams have learnt to nullify him or nullify Rodgers system.  I keep going back to the Norwich match at the KP, but it seems other clubs have learnt from that match how to keep us quiet.  My only concern is that Rodgers hasn't found the remedy, perhaps he is a one trick pony!  Although I still think he's the best Leicester can get for our size of club. 

[TheSomersetFox]

2 minutes ago, LinekersLugs said:

After mate .... he has spurts but he seems to have too much say in the dressing room and he doesn’t even look like he is trying at the moment , maybe the stats say something else ?

Don't know how anyone could say that about the guy after everything he's done. The bloke bleeds blue. He's being hamstrung by the shite that's going on behind him at the minute for me. He's still one of the best in the world.

 

He's not been his devastating clinical self since Christmas but he's had **** all to feed off since the return. 

 

He'll be back.

[splinterdream]

Firstly I think vards needs quick counter attacking football to flourish, but there's no doubt he's nowhere near his top level at present, he has always took him a while to find jus mojo though, he's a bit like kane in that respect