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Jamie's body can't go against time.
Leicester City will play West Ham United in the 27th round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2024-2025 season at the Olympic Stadium in London, England, at 5 a.m. on the 28th (Korea time). Leicester, which has fallen to 19th place, must win to find a way out of the relegation zone.
Leicester has been falling endlessly, with one win, one draw and 10 losses in the last 12 league games. As the report card says, 19th place, Leicester have no problem with either attack, midfielder or defense. However, it is not possible to ride the direct train to the relegation zone like this. In order to achieve a rebound, we will have to resolve the attack first.
Leicester have scored only six goals in their last 12 worst-hit games. There were eight scoreless games alone. There may be tactical problems with the newly appointed coach Rudd van Nistelrooy, but the individual capabilities of the players have not been able to keep up.
Leicester's team management, which has yet to replace Vardy properly, is lamentable, but in the end, Leicester needs Vardy to do it to open the attack. The problem is that Vardy, who is in charge of Leicester's front line, is showing a big difference from his heyday.
Vardy has scored seven goals and three assists in 24 league games this season. He is Leicester's top scorer. The problem is that Vardy's score is only two goals in the last 12 games. In the two matches when Vardy scored an offensive point, Leicester had one win and one draw. All other 10 games were lost. Leicester have no alternative if Vardy doesn't do it.
Patson Daka and Odsonne Edouard are in the striker's position, but the two players have only one goal and zero goals, respectively. Daka and Edouard are not even trusted by coach Van Nistelrooy, so it is difficult to expect a last-minute performance of the season.
Will Vardy, EPL's living legend beyond Leicester, be able to rewrite the miracle like he won the EPL in the 2015-2016 season. At the time, Leicester won the league with a chance of winning by 1 in 5,000. It was a victory centered on Vardy, who started his career in the eighth division.
But it was already 10 years ago. Coldly, it's hard to expect a miracle this season. Like Leicester at the time, there are no assistants like Riyad Mahrez and N'Golo Kante.
"Body's recent performance is suffering," said England's Leicester Mercury on the 25th. He scored in just one of his nine league games. After the change to Van Nisteloui system, the number of shots increased at first, but he failed to even score a goal against Everton and Arsenal. Not only does the body's performance weaken, but the entire team's performance is also breaking down. He has shot 88 times in the last 10 games, but has managed to score only four goals," he said, pointing out Leicester's attack problem.
Vardy's contract with Leicester expires at the end of this season. Ending one's career with relegation is an unfit ending for a bodyweight player.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
