Try a week on us. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. We dive a little deeper into the life of a man who retains a remarkable sharpness, given the occasionally dubious refuelling habits of previous years. According to the Premier League's tracking data, Vardy was the fastest man on the pitch in the first three games at the King Power Stadium this season. I just want to play football and thats how Ive always been. Try a week on us. Rodgers has gone definitively for the second option, asking his team to play out from the back and through midfield. Then one might not have predicted that he would be the face of a major brands campaign encouraging children to be creative but there is another side to Vardy. I was like: Oh for Gods sake. Someone will be bringing that up soon., Vardy, to be clear, is not complaining. And I dont score many decent goals like that, if Im honest, so thats up there in my three., A stunning goal in a memorable season for @LCFC#PL #GoalOfTheDay @vardy7 pic.twitter.com/C5I5y7c0e9, Premier League (@premierleague) December 20, 2019, Next? Rightly so, thats up there. But youve not signed up to the LCFC TV thing, have you? Vardy fires back. Gardening is a new hobby for the Premier Leagues top scorer something that was taken up during lockdown while being a part-time mathematics teacher and losing running races on his back lawn. So, like, when Im at football, its opposite to how I am here. Let me have a look what youve sent in. Getting married and having kids is brilliant. He is living the dream and was overwhelmed by all the congratulatory messages, which came from across the sporting spectrum and beyond. Using his fist as a pretend microphone, the City striker said: Its Jamie Vardy here from Vardy News. We know weve got to finish it off. He joined The Athletic as a Senior Writer in 2019. Jamie Vardy says, laughing, . Hes got me playing slightly differently, Vardy says. He talks about the values instilled at their local primary school and also the conversations he has had with Becky about bringing their children up the right way. Does he have a celebration in mind? Let me have a look what youve sent in. It just gives your body and your mind a complete shut-off.. So I try a different approach and wonder whether he plays Fantasy Football. But Jamie Vardy isn't close to being tired of it just yet. Congrats, @vardy7! Yeah, thats the only thing I changed when I was injured., Are you normally captain all the time? But at any time I think its good to have that threat up top because anything can happen it can be a Kasper (Schmeichel) long ball and its a goal in four seconds or, like I said, its keeping players away so that one of the other lads scores when weve just built the play up.. I left it all until Sunday morning and then worked my way through everything, which is not easy when youve got Twitter, WhatsApp, text messages, Instagram, etc. Vardy describes it all in detail the exact distances, the ever-diminishing breaks between runs. Ive gone through them and his teacher has sent a message back. 10 of the most Jamie Vardy moments ever: Port, skittle vodka, cling Defiant Becky, 38, hit back at claims her hubby, 34, was. Visit nike.com to explore the collection. Jamie Vardy interview: His training regime and adapting to Europe, Nike Football's Training gear is built for speed, with revolutionary AeroSwift technology, Alonso pips Verstappen with Hamilton fourth ahead of thrilling pole fight. I started with the kids, just giving them something to do during the day, and then I went a bit overboard, getting stuff in from Amazon. The gaffer has helped me a lot. The weight never changes.. But that kind of thing (the numbers) is not really something that you pay attention to, Vardy says. Shall I put it in decimals? No, I just sense the abuse, he says, laughing. Billy, the French bulldog, hes sprinting in front of me. "I picked up the phone and I called her and basically said 'what the f*** is this?' We did the official army bleep test and I got to level 14.5. On the same day son Finley started reception. Yeah. The Premier League 60: No 41, Jamie Vardy. Do you know what I see it as? he says. Whats happening in life? Vardy says, breaking into laughter. 33.3. Jamie Vardy interview: His training regime and adapting to Europe I was told this week that Messi scored in 21 successive La Liga games. Jamie Vardy was taken away from his post match interview with BT Sport by Kasper Schmeichel so he could join in Leicester City's FA Cup winning celebrations. Especially seeing the smiles on their faces every day. Jamie Vardy is making up for lost time. These days he might give himself a treat when there is a long break between games but otherwise he says that life is like groundhog day. Kevin Phillips, his former striker coach at Leicester, played in the Premier League at 40 let alone 30, and it's not lost on Vardy that Phillips was playing for non-league Baldock Town in the eighth tier at the age of 21. I remember at school we went to an army camp for a day. Not bad for a lad who was. Jamie Vardy interview: Teaching maths, growing veg and celebrating goal 100. They're different in every single league across Europe. But then, Vardy isn't the typical footballer. These are strange times for a former factory worker from Sheffield. I need to calm down a bit, he says, smiling and burying his head in his hands. Jamie Richard Vardy, Plays forLeicester City, Fleetwood Town, Halifax Town, Stocksbridge Park Steels, Sheffield Wednesday A Premier League winners' medal, appearances at both Euro 2016 and in the Champions League, and now a Ballon d'Or nominee. He is no longer first choice, either, with boss Brendan Rodgers relying on Kelechi Iheanacho as his main striker. You see people who play it and they proper get right into it, looking at all the stats and everything. As Vardy pictures that scene and laughs, it feels like a reminder of just how much his life has altered since the days when he would sit at home on his own of an evening and empty packets of Skittles into a three-litre bottle of vodka. He's had time to take it all in. I just remember I started getting a bit of stick towards the end for some reason, and it was all from that end, their main home end. It's basically like you've had a game on the Saturday and then you're in the cup on a Tuesday.". Jamie Vardy's route into professional football is anything but normal and so too is the Leicester City striker's matchday diet. Its non-stop., Jamie Vardy, Leicester Citys greatest-ever player, and Premier League icon, is describing his garden and the pleasure he takes in planting, digging and harvesting with his children. A Premier League winners' medal, appearances at both Euro 2016 and in the Champions League, and now a Ballon d'Or nominee. Weve never totally closed the door, we made that clear, Vardy says. Even after that title-winning season, pundit and former striker Michael Owen said Vardy wasnt a natural finisher. Jamie Vardy: 'A Hollywood movie about me? Wowzers. What's happening in In fact, it sounds like hes been teaching the teachers. Stuart James. A lot of them., So a third of them, says Vardy. It was an incredible moment for the team and the city. Thats not to say that Vardy is the same player. Ive not got a clue where that came from. Vardy points to several reasons behind his red-hot streak, including being deployed as an out-and-out striker. The one I saw when Leicester put it out, said, Watch all of Vardys 99 goals here, part 1. Ill be honest, I tried clicking on it, to take me back in time, and it said I had to sign up to some LCFC TV thing. Chillis, peppers, tomatoes, strawberries, cabbage, cauliflower, beetroots, carrots, peas, corn, pumpkins. There is a photo of him playing for Stocksbridge Park Steels against Kidsgrove in 2008 and, as he wheels away to celebrate with one finger held to his lips, theres not a supporter in sight. He's embracing Champions League football for the first time now too. But the way I saw it was, especially with West Brom the year we stayed up, if it wasnt for that little run that we went on at the end of the season, then the 11 (straight) wouldnt have happened., Ive always been that split-personality kind of guy, Vardy says. Finish it off the way that we want to and its been a great season.. I was quite happy with that, he reflects. The full educational spectrum under one roof? What is it now, with the life he has had, that he wants for his own children? Come Saturday he will be closing-down Manchester City defenders in the usual frenetic fashion. Lets just see how it goes and focus on winning games., Assuming Vardy gets a goal between now and the end of the season, he will have scored 100 in fewer games than it took Romelu Lukaku, Wayne Rooney, Didier Drogba, Nicolas Anelka and Jermain Defoe, among others. Its all right, my teacher has already marked it. Shes changed me. Im a lot different but Ive still got that (old) me in me, he says, casting his mind back to the afternoon when he scored that first Premier League goal against Manchester United to gauge his development. Theyre wrong. It is a measure of how much his attitude towards fitness has changed that he has a cryotherapy chamber at home to aid his recovery between training and matches. It gives them that little sense of life. Wowzers. Have you sent it in? Vardys description of his left foot as his swinger seems odd. Have you sent it in? Ranieri knows, however, that Vardys background noise is a small price to pay for a man who has scored 14 league goals this season. Im killing myself here because its another left-footed strike! Vardy says, breaking into laughter. Nah, theres just a cameraman there, Vardy says, grinning. If Id have scored that last penalty (against Everton in the penultimate game) Id have shared it, but I put it up into the stands. But Im sure something will pop up into my head. When I was living on my own, for a footballer its easy to do the things that youre not supposed to, or not what the sport science team says. I said to the little ones, Dont put too many in this plant pot because you need to grow them and then move them on. Without breaking any confidences, it would be fair to say that Claudio Ranieri thinks Vardy talks rather a lot and that Leicesters manager prefers, in the nicest possible way, to tune into a different frequency now again. No. It is easy to forget that Vardy is 33 now, mainly because there is no sign whatsoever that age is creeping up on him. The keeper should have saved that, Vardy says, dismissively. Fucking hell, here we go Vardy says, laughing and shaking his head. There is a Bentley parked outside, a goalscoring record that has stood for 83 years in his sights and a place in that England squad firmly within his grasp. The kids, bless them, went and planted some pak choi seeds. With muscle-building advice, style hacks, nutrition tips and workouts to try, weve got all areas coveredMens Health UK: https://www.menshealth.com/uk/Mens Health UK on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/menshealthuk/Mens Health UK on Twitter: https://twitter.com/menshealthukMens Health UK on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/menshealthuk/Mens Health on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/menshealthuk/ Even when I was injured. The boss gave me another one on Monday, a special one just from him, which will also be going in the wardrobe. His ratio is also better than those of Andy Cole and Fowler, never mind all those other names mentioned above. Only a fool would take the risk of writing off Jamie Vardy. All the numbers suggest otherwise. By his own admission, he didnt cope particularly well with the demands of professional football in his first season at Leicester and ended up searching for answers in all the wrong places mostly nightclubs. Riyad (Mahrez) dinked it over the top and from the moment that ball started coming over, Im timing myself thats me getting ready to make sure that its as natural a contact as I could get. Thats fine, I just want to see what youve sent in., Vardy smiles. We need to express ourselves.". Vardy, it is worth remembering, was still playing non-League football at the age of 25 and didnt make his first top-flight appearance until he was 27. Show more Show more Live chat. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you.