Leicester City captain Jamie Vardy is proving why the Foxes “still need him in the team” believes former Foxes winger Matt Piper, after the striker scored and assisted in Sunday’s comeback draw with Brighton.
“This is why he is the GOAT,” said Piper on the When You’re Smiling podcast. “When you get a chance like that late on to grab an equaliser, against a really good Brighton side, and you are that unselfish to roll it to a man that is in a better position, it is huge.
“Especially knowing that Bobby [De Cordova-Reid] was going to score the chance and he [Jamie Vardy] probably had a 70% chance of scoring, because it was a tight angle.
“To be that unselfish and that calm – in that moment – was huge. It was just deserved for Leicester.
“This is why you still need him in this team. If he is fit, he is the first name on the team sheet. He has all the experience, he is still quick and he can still finish.
“I’m hoping that he will go on to beat Michael Owen’s record [of 150 Premier League goals] this season.
“We call him the GOAT for a reason. We say every season that we need a statue for him. The more he keeps having goal contributions like this, he is only going to make it more definite that his statue is erected soon.”
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