Vardy punishes lacklustre Everton
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What was the significance of Jamie Vardy's goal against Everton?
Jamie Vardy with the first Premier League goal of 2019, the only goal of the game at Goodison Park and he's now with Patrick Davison.
Jamie, great start to the new year and another big win. How do you keep doing it?
I think we definitely needed to put his last performance behind us. We were disappointed on his last home game, so to come away, like you say, New Year and get the three points, it's a great start.
You've never needed much to win a game, but what was that first half like for you? It looked hard to get into the game, and we saw you going over to speak to the manager quite a bit. I just wondered what that was about.
No, just asking him what... what plan it was for obviously stopping them from the build-up, because at times it was four of them building up against just me, and the boss just told me to get a bit of information on to Hamza and Wilf, and I think in obviously the second half it's worked in our favour, and you've seen that we've been on top in that second half.
How did Leicester City adjust their strategy in the second half?
It's obviously a defensive mistake, but then the ball into you, the service for the goal, perfect, just what you thrive on.
Yeah, definitely. Ricky's seen me straight away, one touch, slotted me through. Tried it a few times in the game, but he's been excellent, obviously, all season. Great assist from him. I'm just happy it went in the back of the net.
Any doubts when you go through a goal like that and maybe you haven't had as many touches as you'd like? Do you have any doubts because of that?
No, I don't think you can have any doubts. Obviously, as a striker, you want to be putting every single effort into the net, so to be in that position obviously shows I'm making the right runs and, like I said, he's found me with a great through ball and he's gone in the bottom corner.
What were the key moments that defined the match's first half?
And the celebration, the gymnastics, I'll be honest, didn't know you had that in the locker.
Yeah, I've just had it in the locker for a while, just saved it for a special occasion, so what better than New Year's Day? New year, new me.
How big a festive period has it been, Jamie? Obviously, you had the Cardiff result, which was a big disappointment, but other than that, three outstanding results.
Yeah, it's been a great Christmas for us, but now we need to obviously keep pushing on and keep getting the points to keep us, obviously, where we are at the minute and hopefully push on even further. Thanks for your time. Well done. Cheers, thank you.
He kept that quiet, didn't he?
Why did Everton struggle to convert possession into goals?
The backflips and the cartwheels and everything. Well, look, Everton managed to keep Jamie Vardy quiet throughout most of the game. We saw throughout the first half that he barely touched the ball, but he doesn't need to touch it that often, Alex. And that's exactly what he did in the second half. I do think the tactical change did help him. The space began to open up, and that's sometimes where you mix up play. You can get those chances in being behind. That's a great touch from Ferreira through ball, and we've all seen Jamie Vardy do this time and time again. And like you said, he didn't need those touches in the first half. He was waiting for his one moment, and he got it in the second half.
What tactical changes helped Leicester secure their victory?
Defensively, though, Graham? Oh, where do we start? Well, poor kick-out from Schmeichel. He ends up kicking it to Wolcott. What's this header about? Watch. You've got to head that back where it came from then. Keane makes the hash of it. He said at half-time, if you're a striker, you want it quick, you want it early, you want it accurately. He got that from Pereira.
How did the festive period affect player performance?
And in there, he's always going to hit the target. And he'll be happy. He didn't touch the ball a lot because he wasn't creating a lot. It was, for me, it was going to be a mistake to decide that. No-one was really creating any stuff on either team today. But forever, they'll look at that. A simple header for Theo Walcott, just head it back towards where it came from. And I think Keane's been caught on his heels and poor touch. And that was really the only highlight of the game for me. It was a bang average game.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What was the significance of Jamie Vardy's goal against Everton?
0:09–1:16
2
How did Leicester City adjust their strategy in the second half?
1:16–1:51
3
What were the key moments that defined the match's first half?
1:51–2:23
4
Why did Everton struggle to convert possession into goals?
2:23–2:53
5
What tactical changes helped Leicester secure their victory?
2:53–3:14
6
How did the festive period affect player performance?
3:14–3:44
7
What are the implications of this match for Everton's season?
3:44–4:16
8
What did Marco Silva say about his team's performance post-match?
4:16–16:16
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