Fans ask ‘how can anyone hate him?’ after spotting what Jamie Vardy did in tunnel before Chelsea clash

FOOTIE fans absolutely loved what Jamie Vardy did just minutes before Leicester’s clash with Chelsea.

The veteran striker skippered the Foxes for the visit of the high-flying Blues on Saturday afternoon.

And he necked a can of Red Bull seconds before leading the team out at the King Power Stadium.

Cameras in the tunnel caught the 37-year-old casually sipping the drink as he held one of the child mascots’ hands.

Footage of Vardy’s pre-match pick-me-up went viral and became the talk of footie fans.

One wrote on X: “That is outrageous.”

Another said with a series of laughing emojis: “He don’t give a f***ing flying wings.”

And another said: “A Red Bull at 12:30 is crazy?”

One remarked: “How can anyone hate him?”

Another chimed in: “Can’t take him anywhere.”

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Vardy revealed his love of Red Bull in an exclusive interview with SunSport in 2016.

He said: “With a traditional 3pm Saturday kick-off, I’ll have a can of Red Bull as soon as I wake up, which is gone in 30 seconds.

“I don’t have breakfast and won’t eat anything until I have a cheese-and-ham omelette with baked beans at 11.30am.

“I wash that down with another Red Bull, which I also neck quickly.

“While we’re waiting and killing a bit of time, I have a double espresso, normally with centre-half Marcin Wasilewski (now retired).

“We get into the dressing room an hour and a half before kick-off, and I’ll have a third can of Red Bull straight away.

“But with this one I sip it all the way until we go out for the warm-up, leaving a bit to finish off when I come back in.

“So three Red Bulls, a double espresso and a cheese-and-ham omelette is what makes me run around like a nutjob on a match day.”

Vardy’s pre-match caffeine fix didn’t help him find the back of the net and he ended up being subbed in the 79th minute.

The Foxes suffered a 2-1 defeat to the visitors thanks to goals from Nicholas Jackson and Enzo Fernandez.

Steve Cooper’s side pulled a goal back from the penalty spot through Jordan Ayew in second-half stoppage time but it proved to be a consolation.

Leceister will look to pick up only their third win of the season next Saturday when they travel to west London to take on Brentford.

Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk