Football Bang Bang Peng|Legendary Vardy: From inspirational grassroots to perseverance, he has become one with the Blue Foxes!

Li Peng Peng Sports

2024-05-01 16:47Posted in Hebei Sports Creators

People love the story of Lao Ji Fufang, after all, everyone will grow old, this is the rule of nature, after all, everyone hopes that when they come to the twilight of their lives, they will still be strong. However, what a difficult thing this is, the decline of physiological factors, the tiredness of psychological factors, and the constraints of social factors have made the former colorful no longer be, but those who die well are one in a hundred. The same is true for the green field. Fierce scrambles, frantic battles, and accumulation of injuries – every factor can knock down a superstar, and every strong conversation can be unexpected. There are not many people who can succeed, and even fewer people who can stick to it. People's respect for veterans comes from this. Years of unremitting efforts and several years of perseverance have been exchanged for a party that has always been a central sour only way to know.

Clearly, the 37-year-old Vardy is one such figure, who wrote the poems of the old man and continued to stick with the team in his twilight years, contributing to the team's breakthrough, just as he helped the team write miracle stories at the age of 27. The years have only carved mottles on his face, but they have never cut anything out of his heart. The Jamie you know is still a reliable 9, the Vardy you know, the razor-sharp knife. From the inspirational story of the little man, to the movement of the miracle of the blue fox, to the persistence of the years of perseverance, Vardy has long since become one with this touch of blue.

Passionate celebration, still like a teenager

On 30 April, the key battle of the English Championship, the second division, kicked off at Preston North End. First-placed Leicester City challenged the Prussians away, and as long as they win, they can complete the title coronation and then surpass success. Although it is only a minor competition, the perfection and maturity of the English league are well known, and the overall competitiveness and intensity are no less than that of some of the top competitions. It is not easy for Leicester to maintain such a result and return in the first season after relegation.

After the start of the game, Leicester City was scoreless, and Preston's defensive system was particularly ferocious, which made manager Maresca a little worried. After all, the team now needs a goal to sound the rallying call, and the opponent's attitude that they don't want to be the backdrop has been made clear, so who should they rely on?

Objectively speaking, this season's Blue Foxes have entered a new era of all-for-all soldiers, such as Mavididi, who plays well, Issahaku, a versatile player in the attacking line, and the young combination of Hall and Ndidi in the midfield, are all key players for them. However, at this critical moment, it is the veteran Vardy who can stand up. In the 37th minute, the 37-year-old Vardy accelerated to score and completed an important goal, and after the start of the second half, it was Vardy's goal that made Preston completely give up resistance, and it was only a matter of time before the Blue Foxes won.

After the goal, Vardy maintained his usual way of celebrating passionately, sliding on his knees, jumping, and interacting with his teammates. Although the hairstyle is still very handsome, although the figure is well maintained, the problem of age is an inescapable natural law, and it is really not easy to become a hero of the team at the age of 37. When the smile appeared on his face full of time marks, people couldn't help but sigh at how fast time was, and couldn't help but praise him from the bottom of their hearts: Time flies, and Vardy is still the passionate teenager we know.

Of course, this is not his short-lived performance. As in the past, Vardy has maintained the sharpness of a number nine this season, making 36 appearances, half of which have been substitutes, and still registering 20 goals and two assists. You must know that although the Championship is not as high as the Premier League, it is more intense in comparison. It's very unfriendly for the veteran, but even so, Vardy is still the same Vardy.

Montaigne wrote in his Essays that recognizing one's own ignorance is the surest way to understand the world. When interviewed, Vardy still gave the medal to his teammates and coaches, and this humility is touching. What Vardy loved was a pure, an extreme, an infinitely changing, uncertain, chaotic, yet detached, reincarnated, and inevitable. Ten years ago, when he led Leicester to an unprecedented surge as the best player of the team, his eyes were full of hope; eight years ago, when they wrote a miracle song, no one had ever imagined that such a movement could be played in the Premier League; a year ago, when Leicester was forced to be relegated due to factors on and off the field, most of them chose to leave and avoid it, not wanting to be with it; Self-confidence has become a monument and pennant, forever rippling in the Stadium of King Power.

Inspirational legend, grassroots can also become a phoenix

The reason why Vardy is liked and praised by so many people is not only that he has been sticking to it for many years and only being in one team for decades, but also because of his origin, his starting point and his hard work. If the story of Lao Ji is rare, but there has been, although there are few late-blooming characters, they have appeared, and although it is difficult to stick to the legend of not changing a team, it has also been practiced by many legends, then the fusion of these elements is really unique, which is why everyone likes him.

Only by going through hellish trials can we develop the power to create heaven, and only by bleeding fingers can we pop out the sound of the world. Although Tagore described the quality of hard work and perseverance in the classic "The Birds" very beautifully, the bitterness of this must be well known to everyone. Vardy, who started from the grassroots, is certainly familiar with such hardships, and how difficult it is.

You must know that the 16-year-old Vardy is at a critical point in the development of star players, and compared to others who either go to the BIG 6 academy or agree with foreign giants about the next training plan, Jamie can only be fired. Even clubs like Sheffield Wednesday don't want him, and it's enough to see how difficult it was to get started. In 2007, at the age of 20, Vardy was still playing for Halifax, which is a club at the fifth or sixth level, and their conditions and level of participation can be imagined.

Vardy, who is basically in a state of "half-work and half-game", still maintains his passion for football. Although the coaches around him are relatively focused on his "second career", and although the players have a bad habit of smoking and drinking, the young Jamie still fantasizes about accomplishing something on the pitch, which makes the people around him laugh. After all, everyone is "tofu in a pot", and no one will be tougher than anyone else.

However, his 26 goals in his first season forced his team-mates to be skeptical, but could the lad really have what it takes? In 2011, after joining Fleetwood, Vardy scored 31 goals in his first season, and by this time he had already won the trophy (the English Football Council National Championship), and there were fewer people who laughed at him and more people respected him.

Man is not born to fail, he can fail, but he must not be defeated. Hemingway's truth, Vardy should be convinced. Although he made his mark in the "Little Man" competition, however, there is so much football talent in England that it is far from his turn to win the favor of the big clubs. He is still playing in the non-professional league, he is a little anxious, after all, he is 25 years old, where is the hope? At that time, he also had a wavering belief, looking at his life embarrassment and the lengthy bills, he began to consider, should he change the choice?

In the summer of 2012, a scout approached him and said he wanted to sign with him. This flattered Vardy, who was about to give up his dream, did not expect to usher in such a turnaround. All human wisdom is contained in only four words: waiting and hope. Vardy, like Alexandre Dumas's The Count of Monte Cristo, ushered in light after loss and hope in waiting.

Yes, it was the club called Leicester City that took him in. Although they are only a team in the second division, for Vardy, this is definitely a leap from "grass chicken to phoenix". He has worked hard for nine years from amateur to professional, and he has spent too much time from a small pitch to a regular base. Of course, Leicester's trust in him is absolute, with a record £1 million for non-professional players showing their faith in Jamie Vardy. This is where the legend begins.

The heart of the human heart is a magical place, and if you want to, hell can become heaven.

That magical blue

At that time, the English league was blue. Chelsea's golden dollar attack made them laugh on several occasions, and Manchester City's sudden rise changed the sky in England. Of course, the traditional red is still extremely competitive, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal are still a force to be reckoned with, plus Tottenham, such a BIG 6 "red and blue" combination seems to be equivalent to monopolizing the championship in its own hands, giving no hope to other teams.

Of course, the fact is that the last championship that was not produced by these big teams was going back to Blackburn Rovers in 1994/95. However, Vardy and his team-mates did not think about it so much, after all, being able to play in the Premier League has long been a dream come true for a "little man" like him, and the rest is left to providence.

Five goals and eight assists in his first season were just the beginning, and Vardy is slowly getting used to the pace of the Premier League. As soon as the second season began, they exploded with unlimited explosive power, 4-2 Sandro in the opening game, Vardy contributed a wonderful goal, and then 3-2 against Villa, Vardy made another contribution, and then VS Arsenal, Crystal Palace, West Bromwich Albion, Vardy scored one after another, and was elected Premier League of the Month, people began to notice this new team. At that time, many commentators were asking: What does this blue team want to do?

Jamie Vardy, who has scored in 11 consecutive games, has returned to the commentator's question with his actions that they want to win the title, just as they did when they were promoted from the Championship. Although he is still ridiculed, how can Vardy care so much? He only played professionally at the age of 25 and officially played in the Premier League at the age of 27, but he is a child who grew up in "ridicule", and he has already experienced many of his "unbearable lightness": I have heard the exchange of distant places in my heart, and I no longer need to go back to discuss right and wrong; I have no time to think about the past, I want to go to the bright distance.

I could have endured the darkness if I hadn't seen the sun. Vardy is a believer in it, of course, and after leading the Premier League table and breaking the legend's stats himself, they are unstoppable. With 24 goals and seven assists, Vardy delivered magnificent stats and Leicester led the way until the end and the miracle song was achieved. Miracle is the melody of music, stirring in everyone's heart, soothing trauma and awakening sleeping dreams, miracle is the color in the painting, depicting the color of life, igniting hope, illuminating the distance ahead, miracle is the blue soul, let Vardy's story spread all over the world, so that the little people can have their own light.

In 2019, at the age of 33, Vardy won the Golden Boot this season, breaking the record held by Thierry Henry. That magical blue color is still continuing.

Perseverance creates the greatest movement

Of course, the Leicester miracle belongs to Vardy, but also to Ranieri, Kante, Mahrez, Schmeichel Jr. and Thailand's top brass and supporters. No lack of any link can create such a miracle, and their unity and cooperation and infinite motivation are the foundation of their success.

However, it is easy to share joys and sorrows, but it is difficult to share sorrows. After the team's achievements, Kante and Mahrez immediately chose to leave, and substitute Drinkwater and others also had their own arrangements. This is understandable, after all, as a player of a small and medium-sized club, as a green soldier with an unknown peak, it is not wrong to try to fight for good conditions for yourself when you can maintain your vitality. They also achieved more dreams in the future.

Only Vardy chose to persevere, he knew the significance of the grace of knowing it, and he knew who saved his career when he was about to give up. As Victor Hugo admonished in Notre-Dame de Paris: magnanimity is the only light that illuminates a great soul.

In this way, from Leicester City's start, to Leicester City's peak, and then to its decline, Vardy has not left half a step. They were forced to relegate to the second tier last season due to capital difficulties due to changes in the team's top management, and he is still firmly committed to the team's success after being old and likely to get his last big contract. He believes in himself and even more in the team. People live for hope, because with hope, people have the courage to live, and if they regard desire as a happy life, they will never be happy.

Finally, Vardy waited and just one season later they were back in the familiar Premier League. And he contributed again, saving the Blue Fox Army again. Although the contract expires, although the renewal has not been negotiated, it is estimated that in his heart there is only the "territory" of the blue fox, and at this age, there will never be a new person into his heart. The mark of an immature man is that he is willing to die heroically for a cause, and the mark of a mature man is that he is willing to live humbly for a cause. Vardy has read a thousand sails, and he is already ripe.

epilogue

For green fans, Ronaldo and Messi must be an eternal topic. Their rivalry has carved the greatest moment of glory in football, and their abilities and achievements are legends that cannot be found in the green world. However, football is not so beautiful and glamorous because it is only about success, trophies and glory, and Jamie Vardy provides the perfect counterexample. His little people's counterattack movement, his one-man and one-city perseverance, and his old man's story are all equally respectable legends, which have made countless young people realize the true meaning of life. Years later, when people recall the miracle of the 'Summer of the Foxes', and when they think about that incredible season, perhaps only Vardy represents them best, after all, he has long since become one with the blue.

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