{"id":293350,"date":"2023-10-02T21:41:25","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T21:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=293350"},"modified":"2023-10-02T21:41:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T21:41:25","slug":"jamie-vardy-continues-to-wind-up-opposition-fans-in-4-1-over-blackburn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/jamie-vardy-continues-to-wind-up-opposition-fans-in-4-1-over-blackburn\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamie Vardy continues to wind up opposition fans in 4-1 over Blackburn"},"content":{"rendered":"
Love him or loathe him, you can\u2019t deny Jamie Vardy is a true master of riling both opposition defenders and supporters.<\/p>\n
Even at 36, Leicester\u2019s talisman just can\u2019t resist making a beeline straight for the nearest rival fans after scoring.<\/p>\n
As Vardy said in a recent Sky Sports interview: \u2018It\u2019s part of the game, you need to embrace it all. If fans are giving you a bit they\u2019ve got to get some back.\u2019<\/p>\n
So after he thumped Leicester into a 2-1 lead at Ewood Park, Vardy stood right in front of the Blackburn end, made a telephone gesture to his ear then pointed to the name on the back of his shirt.<\/p>\n
Vardy has been Mr Dial-a-Goal throughout his career, from Stocksbridge Park Steels to Fleetwood and England.<\/p>\n
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Leicester moved back to the top of the Championship on Sunday with a 4-1 win over Blackburn<\/p>\n
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Jamie Vardy scored the Foxes’ second and celebrated with a telephone gesture aimed at the home fans<\/p>\n
His strike came at a crucial juncture after Blackburn\u2019s Sammie Szmodics had cancelled out an early Wout Faes header and Leicester ceded a bit of their control.<\/p>\n
Vardy hammered home left-footed after Wilfred Ndidi crossed from the right and the Foxes were soon top of the Championship again.<\/p>\n
A Kelechi Iheanacho penalty \u2014 after Hayden Carter hauled down Jannik Vestergaard \u2014 and a deft finish by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall made absolutely sure of an eighth win from nine league games.<\/p>\n
Rovers boss Jon Dahl Tomasson described Leicester as a \u2018Premier League side\u2019 post-match and their strength for this level is obvious. They could well run away with it like Burnley did last season.<\/p>\n
\u2018This is probably the most important win since we started,\u2019 said Leicester boss Enzo Maresca.<\/p>\n
\u2018It is easy for everyone to say Leicester is a Premier League club but we have to show it.\u2019<\/p>\n
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Leicester boss Enzo Maresca\u00a0called the 36-year-old striker an ‘unbelievable professional’<\/p>\n
On Vardy\u2019s enduring quality, he added: \u2018He is an unbelievable professional in terms of his working every day, with his open mind to learn the different things we are asking of him.<\/p>\n
\u2018In the box, he is still the best, probably even including the Premier League. I don\u2019t think there are many strikers like Jamie.<\/p>\n
\u2018The most important thing is he is enjoying it.\u2019<\/p>\n
Rovers could easily have made it 2-2 only for Mads Hermansen to save from Lewis Travis before Leicester pulled away in the last 10 minutes.<\/p>\n