We Must Continue Our Winning Mentality – Vardy

Jamie Vardy says he’s still at a loss for words when he tries to describe Leicester City’s improbable climb to the top of the Premier League.

Leicester have been champions for a week following Tottenham’s draw on April 2, and they were finally able to lift the trophy on Saturday after beating Everton.

In an interview with ESPN FC, Vardy was asked how to sum Liecester’s feat, but Vardy said: “You can’t. It’s hard to explain.

“Obviously no one expected us to be within a shout and we’ve just kept going all season and made that come to reality. But trying to put that into words is very hard.

“Seeing Wes and the boss [Claudio Ranieri] lift the trophy and then it getting passed around to each of the lads to have a little hold themselves before the lap of honour, that’s when it did it home. To try to put it into words is massively hard to do.”

Vardy’s long journey from a non-league player to Premier League champion has become the stuff of legend, but the striker said he’s not the only Leicester player who’s had a tough road.

“Everyone obviously knows where I’ve come from to where I am now, so it took a lot of hard work, but it for me personally, it’s a massive achievement,” he said. “And for the whole lads in the dressing room as well, it’s brilliant for them.

“Some have got released from bigger clubs and sold to lower-league clubs first, and then had to work their way back up. So for most of the lads to have done that and for us to have achieved this, it’s unbelievable.”

Leicester have one more game this weekend, with Vardy tied for second on 24 goals with Man City’s Sergio Aguero and one behind leader Harry Kane of Tottenham. But despite the game at Chelsea not meaning anything for the table, Vardy said he’s still looking to win first.

“It’d be nice but the main thing is for Leicester to keep trying to have that winning mentality, so we’ll go into Chelsea trying to win,” he said. “And if I don’t score and we win, that’s how it’s going to finish.”