Leicester news: Opinion – Fan view on Jamie Vardy’s departure

It’s probably one of the most boring ends to a Premier League season in many a year.

With five games to go we knew who the three teams going down were and not long after we knew who the champions would be. There’s a bit of excitement in Leicester in the hope that Forest will fail to get into the Champions League, which they are kind of managing to do all on their own.

A 2-2 draw over the weekend took it out of their hands, thanks to goals from Leicester’s Conor Coady and Facundo Buonanotte, and I would be lying if I didn’t admit to a little smirk when I heard that news.

But, and there is always a but, it is one less game until we say goodbye to Jamie Vardy. Sunday’s game made me realise just how much we would miss him, not only as a player, but as a sportsman.

With three games left when we kicked off on Sunday, and with just one goal needed to hit 200 goals for Leicester, you would be forgiven for thinking that no matter what, Vardy would be going for goal at every opportunity.

Some 90 minutes later he left the field with just one shot to his name. “Not brilliant” I hear you say, but he could have had more had he not tried to help the team out by passing instead of shooting.

Declining to shoot late on as Jeremy Monga was, in Vardy’s opinion, in a better position to score. He passed the ball. The goal, had it made the net bulge, would have made Monga the youngest player to ever score in the Premier League.

This is why, not only will we miss Vardy the player, but also Vardy the sportsman.

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