Vardy's Next Goal

[Les-TA-Jon]

My concern is the amount of times he is 'uncharacteristically' caught offside, his first touch is poor and how he is missing chances when he gets them (Vs Man U for example). 

 

I think the offside issue is because he knows he's lost some pace, so need to ride the line even more riskily 

[HybridFox]

West Ham and starts running round the track cupping his ears 

 

In all honesty I think it'll be the cup semi though. Big man for the big occassion

[Stadt]

On 04/04/2021 at 09:21, ttfn said:

No goal in 6 before the Liverpool one either, so 1 goal in his last 16 games and that was a gift.

 

He’s always been a fairly streaky player and has a dry spell every season. Last season he didn’t score between 20 December and 9 March (9 games). The difference this year is that others (Barnes, Maddison and Iheanacho) have stepped up to fill the gap and Vardy’s all round play has been better than it was in the equivalent dry spell last season, possibly because he’s playing a different role in this front 2. He’s already got 2 more assists this season than last.

Iheanacho obviously isn’t a lone striker but neither is Vardy to be totally honest. Vardy’s best form has usually been alongside another striker whether it be Iheanacho, Okazaki, Ulloa or even Nugent.

 

When he plays with another striker he can play in wider areas than he could otherwise which suits him, because he can both find more space between central defenders & fullback and he’s at his best creating when cutting the ball back into the box - rather than holding it up centrally.

 

He’s at least getting chances and is underperforming his xG which is a rarity, he’ll revert to the mean soon enough.

[Les-TA-Jon]

On 04/04/2021 at 09:46, Koke said:

1 goal in 16 games and that was a late birthday present from Alisson Becker. Even if he hits a bit of form iin the coming weeks, a first team striker is a priority signing in the summer. 

I wonder if he's ever had a longer drought for us? After the Man U 5-3 game I presume? 

[Fox in the North]

2 hours ago, Les-TA-Jon said:

My concern is the amount of times he is 'uncharacteristically' caught offside, his first touch is poor and how he is missing chances when he gets them (Vs Man U for example). 

 

I think the offside issue is because he knows he's lost some pace, so need to ride the line even more riskily 

The irritating thing, if that’s the case, was he didn’t need to do that vs Man City as he had plenty of space.

[weller54]

The hattrick he gets in the FA Cup final against Manchester City.

[bovril]

A late winner in the semi final would be very Vardy. 

[oxford blue]

Vardy's season has been one of two halves - before and after his operation. Ok, he was struggling at times before the op, but still threatened and scored. Ever since, a shadow of himself; I wouldn't be surprised if he has more surgery close season.  Having said that he is still  a valuable member of team because off space he creates, particularly for Iheanacho.

[StanSP]

West Brom up next... 

[StanSP]

The 27 of you who voted for West Brom 

[Stevosevic]

Glad that's over and another cracking assist.

[Leicester_Loyal]

On 04/04/2021 at 11:49, Leicester_Loyal said:

Penalty against WBA.

Half right.

[Analysethis]

What was quality tonight is he looked like a player who is coming through the rustiness of a lay-off after injury. He just seemed up for it from the get-go which bodes well for the rest of the season.

[Steve Earle]

...will be on Monday against Palace!

[coolhandfox]

Looked razor sharp tonight.

[KrefelderFox666]

18 minutes ago, StanSP said:

The 27 of you who voted for West Brom 

Never in doubt!

[justfoxes]

15 minutes ago, coolhandfox said:

Looked razor sharp tonight.

Every striker has a blip in scoring prowess plus the guy has assisted in Nachos goals,  let’s hope now this is Vards getting back to scoring on a regular basis keeping us in the top 3 

[Gav_LCFC14]

So errrr when's Vardys next goal coming ?

Edited 11 May 2021 by Gav_LCFC14

[Stevosevic]

It's pretty mad how bad his finishing has become...

 

Used to be clinical.

[Steve Earle]

1 hour ago, Gav_LCFC14 said:

So errrr when's Vardys next goal coming ?

More a case of if than when!?!

[Detroit Blues]

2 hours ago, Gav_LCFC14 said:

So errrr when's Vardys next goal coming ?

He does love a goal against the top 6. Certainly Man U / Chelsea x2 / and Tottenham are more likely to play a higher line than the other teams we've played. I think it's pretty likely he scores sometime this season, but at this point his confidence is so low that he is not finishing chances that he would normally score from. 

 

What a story line it would be though, if Vardy scores a vital goal in either the FA Cup Final or to win a league game that secures Champions League after a long drought. Maybe one last chapter for his biography