Vardy Was Close To Retire

Jamie Vardy, who is one of the key Leicester City’s players, has been very close to retire from the professional football after his first season at Leicester City. The forward wasn’t happy with his 4 goals in 26 matches in The Championship, observing how his career has no perspective. So, Jamie had almost decided to work as a party organizer in Ibiza.

However, the manager Nigel Pearson has persuaded the player to continue with his career as a football player. About 5 years later, Vardy became the champion of The English Premier League, scoring 24 goals. He has also recorded 6 goals in 16 appearances for the national team. Vardy also took part in the Euro 2016.

“I remember that situation very well. Jamie had a bad period at the club. Nigel, Steve and I talked to him and told him that he has great skills and he is capable of doing great things. We even told him that he will become an England international player. Fortunately, he decided not to go to Ibiza and continued his football career. Sometimes the players doubt in their own skills. Our work is to support them,” Craig Shakespeare, the current manager of Leicester City, said in an interview.

Jamie Vardy had a difficult start of the current campaign, but he started to perform better from the second part of the season. He has now scored 9 goals in The Premier League. Moreover, the striker recently scored his first Champions League goal against Sevilla, helping his team knock the Europa League winners out of the most commercial European club competition. Now, he again looks like the player, who broke van Nistelrooy’s record, finding the net in 11 consecutive matches.

In conclusion, we must say that Vardy’s decision not to retire from the professional football in 2012 has been crucial for the future of the English international forward.