Play Like Vardy

HARD WORKHARD WORK We were gutted when Vards stopped playing for England after the 2018 World Cup –he could still do a job for The Three Lions now! But he wanted to focus on The Foxes, and it’s massively paying off! He’s used the extra time to work on different parts of his game, and you should start the year by pinpointing what aspects of your game you want to improve in 2020!

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FINE FINISHINGFINISHING It might look like Vardy’s just a natural finisher, but he’s spent hours and hours on the training field practising his precise shooting! Training drills against real goalkeepers are the best way to improve, but you can also build accuracy by putting targets up in an open goal and aiming for the corners. Make sure you work on both feet!

Rapid PACERapid PACE Not everyone’s blessed with Vardy’s electric pace, but we can all work on our short bursts of speed – and they’re even more important than longerdistance sprinting! Once you’ve warmed up your muscles, short sprints are a great way to improve acceleration, and help you burn past opponents like Vards!

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MEGA MOVEMENTMEGA MOVEMENT One of the reasons Vardy’s so hard to defend against is that he’s always making different runs – whether it’s down the channels or to support a team-mate on the ball! Make sure you mix up your runs, so the defender can’t guess where you’re going next – you’ll be a nightmare for them!

DRAG PUSHDRAG PUSH One of Vardy’s signature moves is the Drag Push! He moves the ball one way, before quickly taking another touch into the opposite direction – creating space to bust out an epic finish! Try practising the drill slowly, then build up your speed to make it as deadly and effective as possible!

3He has his own football academy for non-league footballers, called V9!

2Leicester signed him from non-league Fleetwood for under £2 million!

5His epic October Player Of The Month FUT card has 92 for sprint speed. Sick! h

4He was released by Sheffield Wednesday for being too small as a teenager!