Breaking News: Odsonne Edouard told how he can help evergreen Jamie Vardy

September 11, 2024 admin LEICESTER CITY 0

Alan Smith is confident Jamie Vardy is the man to lead the line for Leicester City in the Premier League, handing the striker and Steve Cooper new advice on how to handle the situation.

During his previous nine-year stint in the top-flight, Vardy became a certified Premier League icon. As well as lifting the trophy in 2016 he scored 136 goals, which included setting a new league record finding the net in 11 consecutive matches.

When the club were relegated in 2023, there was uncertainty whether he would get the opportunity at the highest level again, but his 18 Championship goals last term proved critical in Leicester’s instant promotion. He already has one goal to his name from the opening three fixtures of the new campaign, showing no signs of slowing down at 37.
“Jamie Vardy still makes those runs in behind, but he would have to keep doing that anyway because he’s not the sort of striker that wants to come short,” Smith said in his analysis for casinoapps.com. “He just needs to pick his moments a bit more carefully in terms of making those runs because he’s thirty-seven now.

“His experience gives him a great chance at still being an effective striker in the Premier League. He still leads the line well and has that little burst of pace, obviously not quite as much as he had in his prime, but he’s still a threat and he showed that against Spurs.”

Though even with that approval, the former Foxes striker went on to suggest to Vardy’s manager that he will have to utilise his club legend sparingly, especially now that he now has the quality options to do so.

Smith continued: “Steve Cooper will have to probably pick and choose when to use him. I don’t think he can play every game, but Leicester have recently added the two lads from Crystal Palace in Odsonne Edouard and Jordan Ayew to the squad. Hopefully they will be able to share the burden.

“It’s great to see Vardy doing it because he came into the top level quite late. I think that’s why he’s still got the appetite that other players might not have had, especially if they started their playing career in the big time as a teenager.”

City return to Premier League action this weekend after the September international break, travelling to South London to take on Crystal Palace

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