4 SATURDAY VISION, December 5, 2015 GOOAL! YOUR COLUMNISTS it’s Vardy’s moment or style, he’s more Thierry Henry and Robbie Eric Cantona was an artist return to the Premier League has scored against 11 different like Alan Shearer; Fowler were flair center for- dressed in a center forward’s last season, he scored just opposition successively. No- direct, hard grafter wards; the former flamboyant clothing. No Vardy. five goals in 34 appearances. tably they include Tottenham and an aerial and eccentric, the latter stylish Such is the folly of at- In the championship with Hotspur, Arsenal, United, high Fprowess. His instincts; and colourful. Vardy is unlike tempting to describe the Fleetwood, he had scored 20 flying Crystal Palace, South- the same as Ruud Van them. Neither is he like Didier new English Premier League goals in two seasons. ampton and ultra defensive Nistelrooy. He didn’t care Drogba ; the frightening but sensation, now also a record At 28, Vardy can hardly be Stoke City. He announced his how he scored as long as skilled monster nor Andy Cole, breaker, Vardy. From football described as a scoring sensa- arrival in the Premier league he scored. Like Luis Sua- the businessman. Michael league’s Halifax Town, confer- tion or striking wonder. This is in September 2014 when he rez, he plays with passion Owen needed a helper and ence premier side Fleetwood the prime age of all profes- scored a goal against United and hunger. Unrelenting. Dimitar Berbatov was moody Town to Football League’s sional footballers where they and created four others in Yet, Jamie Vardy is Jamie but extravagantly Leicester City – now a Premier are expected to peak in their Leicester’s shock 5-3 win Vardy. gifted technically. League side – Vardy may have careers. It’s when world class and it was against United on passed as a village footballer super stars attain greatness Saturday that he surpassed who as recent as two seasons as most begin to maximize Van Nistelrooy’s record. ago was only playing football their full potential. Owen The season looks a fairytale as a hobby. and Fowler hit the limelight for him but it would be He was signed for just when they were just 17, Van premature to call it a one £1million by Leicester where Nistelrooy when he was 22 off. Vardy is too footed and Van Nistelrooy, whose 10 con- at PSV Eindhoven. Vardy’s equally troublesome in the secutive match goal scoring flower has blossomed too late air. At the moment, he looks record he just left in tatters but his full potential and limit good for a goal in every game last weekend, was signed for could yet be determined by (which is what his statistics £19 million and Drogba his next move. show) . It’s down to his enthu- for £24 million. And His 14 goals in 14 games siasm, high energy, industry unlike Manchester this season is a better statistic and effort. He shoots on sight United, Arse- than Manchester City’s Sergio – from all ranges – takes on nal, Chelsea Aguero, Napoli’s Gonzalo opponents, has a high conver- CHIEF FOOTBALL COLUMNIST or Liverpool Higuain, Real Madrid’s Chris- sion rate and creates his own by goal difference. who play to tiano Ronaldo, PSG’s Zlatan chances. With the average players he’s compete for the premiership Ibrahimovic, Barcelona’s He plays for a small team surrounded with, a move to a every season, Leicester only Suarez or Neymar while he but he’s carrying it on his bigger club with quality players plays to beat the drop back to equals Bayern Munich’s Rob- shoulders with the mentality should guarantee an all round the championship. ert Lewandowski and Thomas of a big team player. His con- improvement to his game and And when Shearer an- Muller. This direct compari- fidence has infected the team his goals statistics. At Leicester, nounced himself on the big son with proven world class and he’s kept his feet firmly he drifts in and out of the box stage, it was with league strikers would have been on the ground amidst the at- to meet the demands of the champions Blackburn in enough to elevate his status, tention he’s getting. Leicester team but with more assured 1995 while Cantona caught yet, he’s unlikely to make the have scored 29 goals in 14 service – the kind that Aguero, United’s attention while he grade anytime soon. He’s games (1 short of table lead- Olivier Giroud, Christian Ben- was at famous Leeds United. come too late and his statistics ers City) and Vardy accounts teke, Diego Costa enjoy – he In fact, so insignificant is are isolated from his past. for 50%. More significantly, could turn out to be a modern Vardy’s football and scoring One can only beat the op- they are joint table leaders miracle. It’s the right time for history, that in Leicester’s ponent put in front and Vardy with City and only separated Leicester City’s record man Jamie Vardy him and Leicester to profit. Tricky fixtures for the top four oing into members of the top four reason why Jamie Vardy is this selves a permanent members having a relatively easy Christ- the Premier- season’s breakout star under of the top four whether their mas fixture, but because they ship busiest Manchester City the guardianship of manager performances in general and have an injury list the size of time of the The Citizens have a host of Claudio Ranieri. Leicester have their position is a story for Lake Victoria, they are likely to year, the relatively winnable matches what would ordinarily be con- another day. face it rough. top four clubs have their against Stoke City, Swansea, sidered difficult games but if For a team that has struggled Games against Sunderland, G Arsenal Sunderland and they face the fixtures the same with their scoring, they have a Aston Villa, Man City, South- hands on deck because this is the period that can they close the year away to way they have approached relatively easy fixture list this ampton and finally Bourne- either make or break their Leicester. All that City needs the season, then they just December. They will face West mouth are ties the Gunners season. is to secure maxmum points may stay in the top four this Ham, Norwich, and Stoke be- may have looked forward to This year Leicester City join from the games against Stoke season. Winning these games fore they close the year against during the season but now that Mancheste City, Manchester and Swansea City. The Arsenal would be ideal, but ties against Chelsea. they have Alexis Sanchez and United and Arsenal as the new- game is still suspect con- Swansea, Chelsea, Everton and If United fowards can redis- Koscielny joining Wilshere, est member of the quartet. Bar- sidering that calling a game Liverpool are not easy for top cover their scoring sharpness, Welbeck, Arteta, Coquelin and ing in mind that the December between these two teams isn’t FAITH KIAI teams let alone Leicester City. they definitely have one of the Walcott on the injury list is a fixtures are packed, it is the the easiest of tasks and equaly They have to go above and easier festive periods although cause for worry. opportunity the top teams need is the tie against high flying may be the newest members beyond to come out unscathed Chelsea on paper looks most If they can muddle through to exhibit their squad depth Leicester city. of the top for but they sure during the Christmas period. difficult. these by drawing some and and hopefully win most of are not playing like newbies. winning the ones expected their matches. Here is a quick Leicester city The self-assurance the team Manchester united Arsenal maybe they will pose an actual break down of December for all At the moment the foxes has as a unit could be the United have made them- Arsenal, just as United are title threat.