Jamie Vardy is currently showing Serie A that age in football is truly just a number. Almost 39 years young and full of ambition, the former Leicester captain is now rocking the Italian pitches in the jersey of US Cremonese.
When Vardy moved to Lombardy on a free transfer last summer, it was dismissed in many places as a PR move. A cult player for the locker room, a bit of Premier League flair, done.
But the Englishman had no intention of being pushed into the role of a nice anecdote. Instead, he delivers consistently, as if he had been beamed back to his prime. Intelligent runs, ice-cold finishes, and high-speed sprints that shouldn’t be legal for someone almost 39 years old characterize his style of play.
The recent brace in the 3-1 win against FC Bologna, unbeaten in twelve competitive matches, was just the icing on the cake. The game itself? Nice. The bigger picture? Impressive! Four goals in nine matches and a top speed close to 30 km/h are stats that would make many strikers under 30 envious.
And meanwhile, Vardy is also on the verge of making history: Only Gianfranco Zola has scored more goals (9) in a Serie A season as a player over 38. If the veteran scores six more times this season, he can claim this record as his own.
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But his influence goes far beyond any statistics. In Cremona, they rave about him. Vardy is a role model, a motivator, and a consummate professional, emphasizes coach Davide Nicola repeatedly.
Teammate Matteo Bianchetti makes it clear: “Jamie inspires the young players and is a role model for everyone. Having him on the team is a privilege.”
Also thanks to Vardy, Cremonese, as a promoted team, is surprisingly mixing it up in the midfield, cautiously dreaming of more, and above all enjoying one thing: a Vardy party that simply won’t end and is being given a touch of Italian flair on the final stretch after decades in the rough English Midlands.
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