{"id":291030,"date":"2023-09-18T01:34:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T01:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=291030"},"modified":"2023-09-18T01:34:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T01:34:02","slug":"jamie-vardy-pokes-fun-at-tottenham-on-stage-at-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/jamie-vardy-pokes-fun-at-tottenham-on-stage-at-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamie Vardy pokes fun at Tottenham on stage at festival"},"content":{"rendered":"
Leicester forward Jamie Vardy mocked Tottenham fans during a surprise appearance t the BBC Radio 2 in the Park festival.<\/p>\n
Vardy appeared on stage at the two-day event on Sunday to introduce a DJ set from Vernon Kay, and received a round of applause from his home crowd, with the event taking place in Leicester.<\/p>\n
As he chatted to the crowd before the set, he turned the subject to football, aiming a slight dig at former rivals Spurs.<\/p>\n
‘Where are the Tottenham fans?’ the former England man asked on the mic, to which the crowd responded with a series of boos.<\/p>\n
‘Still got no bottle’, the forward responded, likely aiming a jibe at Spurs from Leicester’s Premier League title win 2016.<\/p>\n
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Leicester forward Jamie Vardy mocked Tottenham on stage at\u00a0the BBC Radio 2 in the Park festival, saying they have ‘still got no bottle’<\/p>\n
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Vardy scored 24 goals for Leicester when the Foxes beat Tottenham to the Premier League title in the 2015\/16 season<\/p>\n
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Vardy played a key role when Leicester won their first ever Premier League title under Claudio Ranieri, scoring 24 league goals as he narrowly missed out on the golden boot to Harry Kane.<\/p>\n
Though Tottenham may have beaten Leicester in the scoring charts, it was he Foxes who topped the table, winning the title by 10 points in the end.<\/p>\n
They had been pushed by Spurs all the way as Mauricio Pochettino’s side chased their own first Premier League title.<\/p>\n
North London rivals Arsenal eventually finished above them, however, and Spurs are still waiting to lift the domestic trophy, while Leicester were relegated to the Championship last season.<\/p>\n
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Tottenham eventually finished third behind Arsenal despite being Leicester’s closest rivals for much of the season<\/p>\n
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Vardy is still with Leciester but not playing in the Championship, where the club sit second<\/p>\n
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Tottenham have not won a trophy since that season but have started well this term under new manager Ange Postecoglou<\/p>\n
Spurs have since becoming synonymous among many fans with throwing away good opportunities, including the 2015\/16 Premier League title charge and the 2019 Champions League final.<\/p>\n
The club have endured a tough few years and missed out on European football altogether for this season but have started well in the league under Ange Postecoglou.<\/p>\n
They are second in the table behind only Manchester City, ahead of Liverpool and Arsenal, who they face next week, on goal difference.<\/p>\n
Leicester, meanwhile, are second in the Championship with five wins from their first six games under new manager Enzo Maresca, including a 4-1 victory over Southampton on Friday, when Vardy scored after 21 seconds.<\/p>\n
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