Puel spot on with Vardy penalty call
WHOEVER missed the penalty for Leicester at Tottenham on Sunday, Claude Puel was going to get the blame. Had Jamie Vardy come on but James Maddison kicked and failed to score, the same critics castigating Puel for letting Vardy take one cold would have instead been pronouncing it madness that Maddison was not stood down. The fact is, Vardy had scored his last six penalties, Maddison missed his previous two. It made perfect sense for Puel to let Vardy resume his role, even if it was his first touch of the match. Maddison was hardly fighting him for it, either, a sure sign he did not feel confident. Leaving Vardy out of the starting line-up is bizarre, but handing him the ball at such a vital moment? Most managers would have done the same.