VARDY - It’s time

[And Joachim goes throoough]

2 hours ago, Sly said:

Father Time waits for no man. 
 

He can’t continue to be rolled out and we expect him to score goals.

 

He can’t press. 

He’s only just slight quicker than bloody Vestergaard these days (maybe an exaggeration).

 

He’s not generating his own chances now.

 

He’s done and is causing us problems, like every other player. 

At this point, I don’t want to see him starting games for us. 

****ing stupid post

[Glasgow fox]

Vardy is not the problem ffs....we could have Billy's boots up top...does anyone really think it's that simple

[Bezzanator89]

Vardy starting is another symptom of a poorly run club. Granted, he has lost that yard of pace and he is not what he was before, but at 38 years old, he still tries harder than most players in that abysmal squad.

 

Emotions aside, he should continue to be celebrated, not singled out until the day he leaves. He always gives 100% for us, we should do the same for him. Try another target more worthy of criticism @Sly.

[Sly]

Well, this upset a few people didn’t it! 

Edited 28 February by Sly

[chuddy8]

he's got 7 goals this season in one of the worst teams I've seen, I still maintain in a decent team he gets 15 goals a season, that's a good return in the premier league. Vardy is nowhere near being one of our main issues.

[Pliskin]

Just now, chuddy8 said:

he's got 7 goals this season in one of the worst teams I've seen, I still maintain in a decent team he gets 15 goals a season, that's a good return in the premier league. Vardy is nowhere near being one of our main issues.

I was just about to say this. He is still scoring goals, even though this team is beyond ****ing shit.

[Old Fox]

JV looks as sharp and fit as he has done in the last 3 years - his effort and work rate have changed as he has matured to protect his body.

 

He is not only still our best striker by a mile but probably still one of the best finishers in the prem and how Arsenal, Chelsea or United would benefit from him in their squads !!

 

Anyone suggesting he is part of the problem clearly is clueless - you cannot expect him to work like he did when he was 28 and it is very difficult to score goals when you don’t create any chances - the set up of this team and the players around JV are miles off it and he must be scratching his head at how did it come to this in his last year.

 

Age is a number and he would be fine if part of a balanced attack with service and has actually looked really sharp and committed unlike about 15 others so if you want to criticise pick on those that don’t give a damn as Vards cares and is hurting as much as us !

[The Doctor]

he is unfortunately not good enough for the top flight any more, yes he's isolated by the system but he's also always a yard behind when it does come to him. That however is on a complete lack of succession planning from all involved. We've signed one replacement in 5 years in Daka and he's been so woefully mismanaged in the early days under Brendan that he's never recovered (fans getting on his back at everything is not helping). He should be the second or third choice off the bench every so often, not a starter, that he is a starter and we have no one better is the fault of a series of managers and the clown who directs our football 

[Groby_Blue]

He's got a football brain and he's a natural finisher. It's not like he's missing a bag full of chances every match, he's just not getting the chances in the first place. 

 

I don't think being the captain suits him in all honesty and he's spending too much time trying to direct the players around him and I've never thought having a striker as a captain works, it needs to be someone at the back who can see the whole game in front of them, but saying that, I wouldn't have any of the clowns in our defence as captain. 

 

Put Vardy in a team that creates chances and all he has to do is concentrate on finishing and you see a totally different player. 

 

There's nine or ten players who are a far bigger issue than Vardy. 

[Yes]

12 hours ago, adejo92 said:

Depends how you look at it, sentiment aside, if your looking at players who offer nothing, but are costing the club ludicrous wages, hes the pinnacle of the problem.

Vardy isn’t even responsible for the fact he’s on those wages, the pinnacle of the problem and the responsibility lies with the top and whoever gave him that contract.

 

It’s not Vardy’s fault he’s leading the line and still our best striker at 38.

 

And it’s not just about sentiment either, it’s not Coadys fault if he’s also on ludicrous wages, not Vestergaards fault he was given a 3 year contract, not Edouards fault we brought him to the club on ridiculous terms and have not played him, not RvN’s fault Leicester City have a manager out of his depth who wasn’t backed.

 

The pinnacle of the problem is and always will be the leadership at the club, that’s why we’re in this mess, no individual footballing person is to blame for accepting a contract or not being good enough, as others have said a witch hunt against our greatest ever player is just downright unnecessary and will change nothing other than making us look ungrateful.

 

Everyone’s entitled to talk about anyone within the club but I seriously hope fans don’t forget the real issue, the weak leadership and bad decision making at the top has turned us into a joke, personally I can’t even bring myself to be blame anyone else anymore, absolutely nothing will change until the top of this club does.

Edited 28 February by Yes

[RowlattsFox]

1 goal in 12 games is it? And he nearly ****ed that one up. He is vastly overpaid for what he offers now. I agree he's not helped by those around him but I don't think he does enough help them either and our reliance on him has effected our last 3 seasons at this level. He's also not a captain. 

 

Guy is a legend, no doubt about that but the club should've been braver years ago. 

[John rayner]

11 hours ago, Pita said:

He’s been poor for a while. Great shame. 

I wouldn't say he has been he is not getting the service that he used to get imo

[ceebeefox]

1 hour ago, chuddy8 said:

he's got 7 goals this season in one of the worst teams I've seen, I still maintain in a decent team he gets 15 goals a season, that's a good return in the premier league. Vardy is nowhere near being one of our main issues.

And if he’d gone to Arsenal either of the last three seasons they’d have won the league at least twice.

[dannythefox]

Vardy is not the issue. Forget scoring for a minute we can’t keep the ball out at the other end 

[RowlattsFox]

1 hour ago, dannythefox said:

Vardy is not the issue. Forget scoring for a minute we can’t keep the ball out at the other end 

Would help the defence though if we could keep the ball at the other end.

[OnlyOneCity]

4 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said:

Would help the defence though if we could keep the ball at the other end.

Difficult with 1 against 4..

[dannythefox]

24 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said:

Would help the defence though if we could keep the ball at the other end.

Vardy is against 3 or 4 every week he’s one of the few who actually care about the club. Doesn’t get any help in that system. Shouldn’t be played like he’s 25 again. No striker in this set up could do much better. 

[GingerrrFox]

Sometimes as a striker you have to create your own chances. Vardy hasn’t done that for a long time now. He’s the best striker this club has ever had in modern football. Let’s be honest in here though, he is basically a statue these days on the pitch, he very rarely runs in behind and his movement into channels is basically non-existent. You can call me out and say it’s blasphemy but he really should not be rolled out every week in the most physical league in European football. 

[RonnieTodger]

I see the point in him playing 90 minutes in games like that. It’s like having 10 men. 
 

He has to be used more sparingly. 

[Lesta Legend]

2 minutes ago, GingerrrFox said:

Sometimes as a striker you have to create your own chances. Vardy hasn’t done that for a long time now. He’s the best striker this club has ever had in modern football. Let’s be honest in here though, he is basically a statue these days on the pitch, he very rarely runs in behind and his movement into channels is basically non-existent. You can call me out and say it’s blasphemy but he really should not be rolled out every week in the most physical league in European football. 

While I do agree with this, it’s all true. You’d think that two consecutive managers would have realised quickly that Vardy needs more pace and tenacity near to him to provide chances that’ll he’ll still be bang on likely to take. And yet Cooper didn’t fancy Mavididi and Fatawu at the same time. And Ruud is more keen on the pace of two slow wingers. So an ageing Vardy up front on his own is clearly not going to work. 
 

Better managers and better recruitment would have eeked out the best still left in him but we got Skipp and Edouard. It’s not Vardys fault he surrounded by incompetent slow team mates, clueless managers, led by donkeys on the board. 

[Nalis]

Vardy has 7 goals and 3 assists this season in the league. Haaland would struggle to get up to double digits in the same period in this team.

Edited 28 February by Nalis

[iancognito]

There must be 10 of these topics on the board, one a season for the last decade.

 

Vardy isn't the issue in the team and even if he was our only current solution is Daka and that's like chopping your foot off to solve an ingrowing toenail.

 

The back four look like strangers on a park. The midfield has the creativity of pre-school fingerprint session and our wide players are either too slow or too inhibited by the manager possibly dropping them again.

 

The 38 year old up top may be the only one left on the pitch who actually gives a sh1t . Replacing him with a bloke still living off one good night in Moscow 4 years ago is a terrible idea.

[Danno]

I really hope he retires now. 
 

Can‘t press and isn’t an outlet on the break so we’re constantly pinned back by teams. Still a good finisher but realistically how many chances can we create per game as the worst team in the league?

 

Also not a fan of him crying to Top and leaking to the press every time he disagrees with a manager. 

[worksopfox]

Vardy is not the problem.

The manager sets up to defend.

Then leaves the guy alone isolated or playing too deep.

I cant remember when we played a ball  behind the defensive line for him.

The team should be doing the running and providing for him.

However the team just saunter around the park.

[Larry_LCFC]

With the right service, he is still a very effective striker. Problem is, one chance a game isn't exactly giving him any form and he usually ends cocking it up. Granted his running in behind isn't as good but then when did he last have any decent balls played to him?