Cremonese ready to give Vardy \u2018more playing time\u2019<\/p>\n
Cremonese coach Davide Nicola says Jamie Vardy has made \u2018big steps forward\u2019 so he\u2019s ready to get more playing time, starting with tomorrow\u2019s game against Inter at San Siro.<\/p>\n
Cremonese are unbeaten in the opening five Serie A matches of the season and visit Inter at the Stadio Meazza tomorrow.<\/p>\n
Cremonese already won a game in the iconic stadium this season, beating Inter\u2019s city rivals Milan on Matchday 1.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cInter are a team that does everything very well: possession, press between the lines, track back and counter-attack,\u201d Cremonese coach Nicola said at a press conference on Friday via TMW.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re going to learn from the best, and it\u2019s a great opportunity for us to understand the level we can reach. It will be an important game to give us an idea of what\u2019s needed to stay at the top.\u201d<\/p>\n Vardy has made one Serie A appearance so far this season. He also missed one game due to a minor injury and was an unused substitute<\/a> in a 1-1 draw against Como last week.<\/p>\n COMO, ITALY \u2013 SEPTEMBER 27: US Cremonese coach Davide Nicola looks on during the Serie A match between Como 1907 and US Cremonese at Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium on September 27, 2025 in Como, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n \u201cVardy and Sarmiento have made big steps forward and will be involved. Payero is getting consistency, but we can\u2019t run too many risks,\u201d Nicola said.<\/p>\n \u201cEveryone\u2019s improving, but we need patience to make everyone available and involve them from the start or from the bench.<\/p>\n VERONA, ITALY \u2013 SEPTEMBER 15: Jamie Vardy of US Cremonese looks on during the Serie A match between Hellas Verona FC and US Cremonese at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on September 15, 2025 in Verona, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n \u201cUntil now, those in better shape have played. We had introduced Vardy before the physical issue; now we\u2019ll give him more playing time,\u201d continued the Cremonese coach.<\/p>\n \u201cBonazzoli has often been present; Johnsen has different skill sets from Vazquez, who is a universal player. We are deploying the strikers who allow us to have consistency and build the game with those who have had less playing time. We\u2019ll find new solutions when everyone is fit to play 90. The coach\u2019s duty is to make the players\u2019 quality coexist as much as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n Cremonese will travel to San Siro without their first-choice goalkeeper Emil Audero, who suffered an injury during the warm-up of last week\u2019s away game at Como.<\/p>\n \u201cAudero won\u2019t be with us. It\u2019s not a big issue, but he was good at noticing the problem and stopping in time,\u201d Nicola concluded.<\/p>\n Inter will host Cremonese without the injured striker Marcus Thuram, so captain Lautaro Martinez will lead the Nerazzurri attack, joined by Ange-Yoan Bonny or Francesco Pio Esposito.<\/a><\/p>\nVardy has made \u2018big steps forward\u2019, says Nicola<\/h2>\n
Vardy ready for more playing time at Cremonese<\/h2>\n