By Jennifer Amarachi
Jamie Vardy has explained how Leicester City held Tottenham into a draw as a result of halftime team talk.
Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur fought hard to a 1-1 draw at the King Power Stadium on Monday in an exciting Premier League opener.
The team’s comeback was sparked by a quick conversation amongst players during halftime, according to 37 year old veteran striker Jamie Vardy, who scored the game-tying goal.
Spurs dominated possession and created multiple scoring opportunities in the first half, outclassing Leicester City—who had just been promoted from the Championship. All they could muster was a header from Pedro Porro, but it didn’t seem long before they doubled their lead.
But after Vardy’s score early in the second half, Leicester started to exert pressure on Tottenham, creating opportunities and testing their defense. Vardy said in an interview with Sky Sports following the game that the team’s discussion at halftime was what started the change.
“Tottenham are a really good team but we have them too much respect and we
started getting after them and it changed the momentum.
“We said when it got to 40 minutes make sure you go in not conceding any more. We’ll take the point and move on now.” He said
Vardy missed a lot of pre-season through injury but put in a good shift for his side and missed a great one-on-one chance to win it before being withdrawn after 79 minutes.
“I was as fit as a fiddle until I got to about 65 minutes, if I’m honest.
“I wouldn’t say I am doing anything differently playing-wise. Probably adapted a bit by dropping in but I think the main thing is I am looking after myself recovery-wise to the maximum”. Vardy added
