Roy Hodgson has said that he would be quite happy if Jamie Vardy wasn’t fit to play in Watford’s clash with Leicester City this weekend. The two worked together in the past when the 74-year-old managed England between 2012 and 2016.N
Roy Hodgson said: “I mean, Jamie Vardy is a guy that he really is what you see. It’s enthusiasm. It’s work rate. It’s desire. Talent, of course. I mean, you don’t play for England without talent. But I found him really, really good to work with. Unfortunately, of course, a lot of the time we played, his major strength, which is, you know, running in behind people and stretching defences, we often played against packed defences where there was no space to run behind. But he did very well, I thought, for England. He scored a vital goal for us against Wales, which helped us to move to the next stage. And I found him a joy to work with. I’m always pleased to see him, because he’s got that smile on his face.”
He then went on to claim that he would have preferred it if the Leicester star wasn’t fit to play a part in the upcoming game,
Roy Hodgson said: “I see he’s been injured a bit more this year. I don’t know the details of that. He could quite happily have stayed injured for this game, as far as I’m concerned. And I fear he’s decided to get himself fit for it.”
Of course, the goalscorer may be distracted by events relating to his personal life and the much-publicised ‘Wagatha Christie’ trial pertaining to his wife Rebekah Vardy.
