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Jamie Vardy has recently joined the newly-promoted Serie A club, Cremonese, after he was able to write history at Leicester City throughout the 13 years he spent at the English club.

One of the biggest Premier League icons has made the unexpected choice of moving to Serie A for the first time in his career, taking a huge risk at the age of 38.

But despite the critics and doubters about his potential success, Vardy has all the ingredients to prove them wrong.

His attacking skills and goalscoring instinct will continue to help him score important goals in Serie A, even at 38.

What was even more unexpected is the club to which Vardy moved since Cremonese don’t have much experience in Serie A and have just been promoted back to the top-tier in Italy.

At the same time, having an experienced head coach like Davide Nicola and playing with plenty of talented players can help Vardy perform at his best in Italy and help his new team create a surprise in Serie A this season.

It is very important to note that I Grigiorossi kicked off the season with two surprising and crucial wins against AC Milan and Sassuolo, which highlights how serious the team is and how they are already making it very difficult for opponents to beat them.

In this Cremonese tactical analysis and Jamie Vardy scout report, we will focus on Vardy’s potential addition to Cremonese while looking at how Nicola can help him perform at his best and be as lethal as possible inside the box.

Therefore, the analysis will shed light on the tactical adjustments that Nicola will probably need to make to prepare Vardy for success at Cremonese, with a section highlighting his remarkable and unorthodox goalscoring skills.

With teams often electing to press high in the opposition’s defensive third, having a goalkeeper with long distribution who can put the ball accurately behind the opposition’s backline can cause all sorts of problems for opposing teams.

With clever positioning and complementary movements by forward players, long kicks from the goalkeeper can be an important weapon in any team’s arsenal, regardless of their style of play.

By bypassing the midfield in one fell swoop, long distribution denies the opposition the opportunity to drop back behind the ball and into a low block as the ball is gradually progressing up the pitch.

Not only is long distribution a good attacking option, but it can also help nullify the threat of a high opposition press.

Although some coaches may be intolerant of kicking long, viewing it as a needless risk of turning over possession, when the ball is lost, it is much further from their own goal.

Already this season, in multiple leagues and competitions at all levels of the game, we have witnessed numerous goals scored by teams turning the ball over in their own defensive third.

This begs the question: Should direct kicks from the goalkeeper be used more?

Or is there little use in “hoofing” the ball up the pitch?

This tactical theory will provide a tactical analysis of Keith Andrews’ Brentford and Arne Slot‘s Liverpool and how they have used, to profound effect, long goalkeeper distribution.

This analysis will include examples from recent Premier League games of long kicks from the goalkeeper resulting in goals.

This tactical theory also includes examples of how teams have been caught out and conceded by trying to play short in similar situations.

Cremonese are 4th place in Serie A as they take on Hellas Verona today.

Dive into Davide Nicola tactics that could have them fighting for a European spot this year.

Como 1907 are 10th place in Serie A, and are looking to climb up the table.

They take on 16th place Genoa today with a chance at 3 points.

Take a look at Cesc Fàbregas tactics from the 2024/2025 season.

Luka Modrić scored his first goal as a AC Milan player yesterday!

Take a look at his 2025/2026 scout report and what Massimiliano Allegri can bring out of him.