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Leicester
boss Claudio Ranieri, pictured, is ready to rest Jamie Vardy soon
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Claudio Ranieri is ready
to rest Jamie Vardy and hopes Leicester's title rivals suffer a burn-out. The Foxes boss would be
prepared to give their 15-goal top scorer a break after he has played through
injury and illness this season.
Press Association report continues:
Vardy
has shaken off a recent virus but has also played with a broken wrist and an
ankle problem this season.
He
is set to start in Saturday's game against Bournemouth with Leicester second in
the Barclays Premier League, but Ranieri will give the 28-year-old a breather
soon.
He
said: "Yes, when I think it's the right moment to give him a rest I'll
give it to him. At the moment he doesn't need one yet. Now it's important to
carry on with him.
"Jamie
had a little problem for one or two months and of course he didn't train every
day. The last days he's had a fever and he's not 100 per cent.
"This
is another aspect, everyone is saying 'top of the league, top of the league'
but we are running a lot. Now we must continue at this top level because when
we put the other teams under pressure we are very dangerous but we have to run.
"We
can continue at this level but one thing is to not be relegated and one thing
is to be at the top of the league."
Title
rivals Manchester City and Arsenal face Champions League ties with Dynamo Kiev
and Barcelona respectively when that competition resumes in February while City
are also in the League Cup semi final against Stoke.
Leicester
only have the league and FA Cup to focus on and Ranieri wants the games to pile
up on their competitors.
He added: "This is
good for us because big teams play in a lot of competitions: the Champions
League, the FA Cup, League Cup and Premier League. I want them to continue to
win in the Champions League until the end."
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