It was quite a close game (against Liverpool) up until that point. 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. Its all there, laughs Vardy. In the league, Vardy is asked to come from the bench, either trying to rescue his team or exploit the spaces left by opponents chasing the game. After Dunne comes Stan Mortensen, who scored in 15 consecutive appearances for Blackpool in the 1950-51 season, although on two separate occasions during that run he missed games through injury. 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. 11th January 2019. His ratio is also better than those of Andy Cole and Fowler, never mind all those other names mentioned above. 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. Obviously to do it like that, in the last minute, meant absolutely everything.. West Brom again, the year we stayed up (in 2015). Something silly, Vardy says. AFP 6 Yeah, they know I play football for a living and they love coming to the games but when we are at home its completely different. The potatoes have just been dug up and brought inside. On top of that, Vardy is producing his own fruit and veg, rather than alcohol, and enjoying putting on school lessons for his children. Ive had to bring different aspects to my game. Because the Man United fans were singing Ruud van Nistelrooy, I said: Me, me, all effing me Live on Sky. Vardy's is to sprint into the space between centre-back and full-back on to quick, early passes. He insists the reality isn't quite so shocking. When he finished that season with an international call-up, many thought his first England cap would also be his last. We are talking over Zoom this week in a rare quiet moment for him the first day of the school term when most of his brood are otherwise occupied. My agent, John (Morris), mentioned it at the start of the season because hes like you he likes mentioning things. If I went and did a half-marathon it probably wouldn't." People come, people go. I can remember that, Vardy says. So you just have to try to be as positive as possible.. Ive got hardly anything, he says. "For example, my drills are high speed. The Leicester striker, who will be 32 in . I think Ive adapted my game for the better. Ive seen loads of him, the goals that he scored. I think we had Liverpool and then Man City and everybody was saying, This is when theyll falter. The two players you mentioned do they have to keep playing? "His influence and his leadership on and off the pitch speak volumes about him as a professional, as a football player and as a human being. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. 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.