Twelve
months ago Jamie Vardy was writing his name into Premier League folklore
by scoring in 11 consecutive games. You know the rest: Leicester's
fairytale, the Hollywood movie, (briefly) rescuing England at Euro 2016,
rejecting Arsenal, having a party etc.
But
this November Vardy has reached another 11-game milestone, and it's not
the stuff that film scripts are made of: he has now not scored in 11
consecutive games for Leicester.
The
man who stunned the world - and not just those obsessed with football -
with his metamorphosis from non-League cast-off to world-class hot-shot
is suddenly struggling.
His
goalscoring record of two goals in 15 games this season looks more like
what you'd expect from a striker who came to the Premier League via
Fleetwood, Halifax and Stocksbridge Park Steels. While Leicester have
shone during their debut Champions League campaign, Vardy has no goals
in four European starts.
All of which begs the question: is this the real Jamie Vardy?
Arsene
Wenger certainly didn't think last season was a glorious one-off, or he
wouldn't have matched the £20million buyout clause in Vardy's old
contract. Time will tell if the 29-year-old Yorkshireman will live to
regret his brave decision to say no to Wenger and have a crack at the
big stage with the side that first brought him glory.
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