Jamie Vardy

He’d be superb for Liverpool - would be in dreamland with the chances they create. I think he has one of the highest conversion rate of chances in the PL. he just doesn’t get enough of them at Leicester

Like Defoe, I think he will always score goals.

comment by mancWoohoo - Maximus Mardius Cob-onius (U10676)
posted 39 minutes ago
comment by Eric_the_king (SE85) (U21241)
posted 18 minutes ago
I assume you mean against the previous season's top 6 as we clearly weren't 6th when he scored versus us?

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I'd have to apologise for the terseness nature of my response.

To be fair, the concept of "top four" isn't that difficult Eric. It is *usually* based upon the results of the previous season, not on a week by week basis. Otherwise, the likes of Bournemouth would be a part of the top 6 even before a ball had been kicked; and wouldn't Watford, at one point, be considered a top 6er?

I can't even believe that this needs explaining. Even Joey Deacon would have understood that.

The_Dungeon_Master (U4830)

Good comment.

I was surprised to hear that he’s 31. Still quite rapid.
Good luck to him if he finishes his career at Leicester.

Agree dunge in terms of England. I was talking last night during the match to a fan of Spurs about the possibility of a 352 with Vardy and Kane with Sterling in some sort of free role (as I couldn’t see him as a wing back!) but ultimately I think we (England) will stick to their current format of 4-3-3 with Sterling outwide. Understandable, but having a striker, who pretty much has an average of 1 in 2 this season in the premier league, on the bench is an advantage no other team there will have.

Ps boring fact alert :

If Kane, Sterling and Vardy continuing scoring as they are and keep their positions in the scoring charts, it will be the first time in nearly a decade that 3 of the top 5 PL goal scorers have been English.

For a bonus point - name those three players who collectively achieved that back in 09/10?

PPS as an extra boring fact - half of the top ten goal scorers were English that year.

comment by Keep_the_faith1 (U8129)
posted 2 hours ago
Ps boring fact alert :

If Kane, Sterling and Vardy continuing scoring as they are and keep their positions in the scoring charts, it will be the first time in nearly a decade that 3 of the top 5 PL goal scorers have been English.

For a bonus point - name those three players who collectively achieved that back in 09/10?
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Rooney

Bent

Gerrard

Lampard

Defoe

cant think of any more

The one problem with the Vardy stat being bandied about.

Aguero, Kane etc can't score against ALL the top 6 teams as they actually play for one.

Good point.

That affects the comparative stat to the other strikers (although I would be interested to see it as an average ratio taking into account the addition team Vardy can play against in comparison to other strikers for those applicable teams.

However, what it doesn’t affect in any way what so ever, is Vardy’s remarkable ability to do it.

And even if just looking at quantity of goals against these teams (and trying to take into account that Vardy would have two extra games for this than other strikers at Man City Man U etc) his record is quite remarkable, particularly considering the difference in chances created by Leicester in comparison.

The only thing I would say is that for Kane in particular, injury may have affected it a tad (in terms of overall goals against top teams in recent years).

But the fact remains, in the last three years, Vardy produces more goals against the ‘top 6’ teams.