Jamie Vardy has revealed that he quit England to focus on Leicester City

Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy has reportedly opened up on his recent form. According to Vardy, his decision to quit England has been instrumental in improvement of his form. Vardy has scored 12 Premier League goals for Leicester City this season, which is most in League so far.

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Jamie Vardy is Premier League top scorer this season

His present form has been compared to his form in 2015-16 season. Leicester City had won Premier League that season. Jamie Vardy had scored 24 Premier League goals that term. He has attributed his recent performance to his decision of quitting England after FIFA World Cup 2018.

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Jamie Vardy retired from England after FIFA World Cup

During World Cup, Vardy had started just once, while he had three appearances as a substitute for Gareth Southgate. While speaking to media, Vardy stated that he retired because he needed adequate rest. Vardy believes that his decision to quit has definitely helped his form immensely.

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Leicester City are back in form after ir 2015-16 heroics. His former team mates - N’golo Kante, Danny Drinkwater and Riyad Mahrez have left club. While Kante and Drinkwater have joined Chelsea, Mahrez moved to Manchester City. But Vardy decided to stay with club, despite interests from top Premier League clubs.

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Jamie Vardy had scored a hat-trick against Southampton

Leicester are having a great domestic campaign. y are presently second in Premier League, six points adrift of League leaders Liverpool. y have five consecutive wins in Premier League, including 9-0 bashing of Southampton. Vardy went on to score a hat-trick in that match. Leicester City face Everton on Sunday, December 1, 2019.