Jamie Vardy blasts Serie A training and playing style after Cremonese exit

Jamie Vardy has reflected on his one season with Cremonese, criticising the gruelling training regimes and the frequent interventions from club presidents as he returns to England. He contrasted Serie A with the Premier League, calling Italian football "much slower, more defensive" and saying "training is nonstop: run, run, run," which left players with "nothing left to give." He also complained that "the sporting director has a say in everything; it's crazy." Vardy pointed to a match-week example: before the Bologna game the squad had the kind of day off he says is common in England, and "everyone came onto the pitch feeling very fresh, and we won 3-1." After the win they reverted to daily training, despite his view that "all matches are important" but should be handled differently.

Italy, Bologna

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