"He is also a classical showman but, aged 38, some suspect that the former England international is a spent force. Vardy has been doubted from Stocksbridge Park Steels to the Champions League, though, and has always delivered. It is up to me to disprove the predictions, he chirped. Age is just a number. I always listen to my legs. At the moment I still feel great."
"It is fitting that a man from Sheffield has joined a club owned by a man who makes his money in the metal industry. Vardy is not the first English player to think he can show the Italians how to run in behind. Cremonese will hope he can be more successful than the likes of Danny Dichio and Franz Carr. A willingness to learn the language will be important for Vardy, so he can follow more in the footsteps of David Platt and Paul Gascoigne."
"What he could do, however, is follow Platt and Gazza's lead by opening his arms and doors to the television cameras. No one has ever expected Vardy to make a great access-all-areas documentary, so this is surely his chance. The Englishman could show James Richardson how to make a basic pasta dish, take part in a sketch involving a goat anecdote or at the very least invite Elvis Costello to give his verdict on Vardy's move: a Brilliant Mistake or just Beyond Belief."
Jamie Vardy, aged 38, has moved to Cremonese in Lombardy to continue his playing career abroad for the first time. He has a history of being doubted from non-league Stocksbridge Park Steels to the Champions League and insists on proving predictions wrong, saying age is just a number and he listens to his legs. Cremonese is owned by a metal-industry owner, matching Vardy's Sheffield background. Success may depend on learning Italian and adapting culturally. Comparisons are drawn to English players who moved to Italy, and suggestions include documenting life and lifestyle swaps from Skittles to torrone and Red Bull to espresso.
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