Jamie Vardy played and scored against almost every centre back worth their salt in the Premier League over the previous 13 years. The famous Foxes striker terrified defences up and down the country with his electrifying persona, pace and expert finishing ability. But which defenders or defender was the former Leicester City man frightened of? This is the English top flight player and ex-Manchester City man who scared the retired England international.
I always assumed Jamie Vardy was the most fearless Fox in the history of football
When it comes to so-called sporting rags-to-riches stories, none are more inspirational, mythical and authentic than JV9's. He is the man on Filbert Way, in spite of respectfully leaving the club very recently. My only comment on Vardy in general is, 'when's the statue being built?'
Vardy's intrepid, courageous and unafraid career steps helped City become one of the big noises of the contemporary era. The East Midlands outfit's current downfall won't last - I hope!
I wonder if Vardy will be so adventurous in his next career move. The media doesn't seem to know where he's going at present. But was the 38-year-old always so confident when thrilling, entertaining and upsetting supporters up and down the country? One Man City legend did, in fact, fluster the Fox at times.
This is the Premier League defender who scared Leicester icon Vardy
When you think of Vincent Kompany, you think 'leader and winner. A true Citizens hero'. Vardy used to think 'how can I evade him?!' You see, the veteran centre forward recently admitted that Kompany was 'the toughest defender he faced' in the EPL.
"Kompany used to be the one; he was horrible to play against," Vardy confidently replied. He was frightening, honestly. The speed, power, awareness of the game, positioning; everything. If you did manage to get past, he'd just clean you out."Jamie Vardy, via Sport Bible
Similarly to Liverpool's awesome Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk, the Belgian even petrified attackers with National Team pedigree. Over the years, Vardy and Kompany competed versus one another on six occasions. In that period, Vardy scored no goals and lost every match. Wow.