Cooper keen to get the most out of 'main man' Vardy

Leicester boss Steve Cooper admits that Jamie Vardy is 'not normal' in what he can produce at the age of 37.

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00:00I think if the game was yesterday or Saturday, for sure he wouldn't have played.

00:05So there was no mind games or lies going on, if you like,

00:11and saying that the press conference was last Friday, was it?

00:14I wasn't lying in the press conference.

00:16I have done that before, but I wasn't this time.

00:20But he just wasn't sitting right with him.

00:22He's the main man here, isn't he?

00:26We want to continue for him to be that guy.

00:28He's trained for the best part of two weeks, got injured,

00:32trained once and played.

00:34So I don't know is the answer what he's capable of at his age.

00:38For sure, he's not normal in terms of what he can still produce at his age

00:43and the athlete that he still is.

00:45He's still hitting high speeds in tests on the first day of pre-season

00:49and fitness levels.

00:51He's right up there in the top category, there's no doubt about that.

00:56Hungry, motivated, all the experience.

00:59So we're just, and me particularly,

01:02just really going to work strong with him in having the right programme,

01:06respecting his body and what he feels is right for him and his preparation.

01:10And if we do that, then I feel we'll be able to get more moments like tonight

01:17out of him.

01:19He's the main man here, for sure, and I want that to continue.