Foxes must buy into Van Nistelrooy's ways - Vardy
Jamie Vardy has told his Leicester team-mates they must give their full backing to boss Ruud van Nistelrooy after their crucial win at Tottenham.
The striker scored his eighth goal of the season as the Foxes ended a run of seven straight defeats to climb out of the Premier League's relegation zone on Sunday.
Van Nistelrooy's side came from behind to win 2-1 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after Richarlison's first-half opener.
Vardy levelled immediately after the break before Bilal El Khannouss struck four minutes later to ease any growing pressure on Van Nistelrooy, who only replaced Steve Cooper in November.
"He has his own set way of playing and it's all about buying into it. You buy into it, then you get it working. It's not been that long we've been together," former England striker Vardy said.
"You go from one system, to another and then other. You have to stay focused on what the manager wants but to make sure we are all together, all on the same page. It doesn't matter as long as we are all backing each other.
"People are going to make mistakes in a game but you make that mistake knowing your team mates are behind you."
Leicester are 17th, a point above Wolves, and go to Everton - who are six points and a place above them - on Saturday.
Sunday's victory in north London was their first in the Premier League since beating West Ham 3-1 in Van Nistelrooy's opening game on 3 December.
"One thing we have done is: back to basics, keep it simple," Vardy told BBC Radio Leicester. "You could see the togetherness and making sure we all stand together as an 11 and the players coming on as well. It was deserved in the end.
"We know during the games previously we have played really well for 45 minutes and then the sucker punch of a goal and the heads go down slightly.
"The main thing from this week is we know we're good enough, we know we can play football but it's sticking together, not letting heads drop and making sure we're united."
Jamie Vardy was speaking to BBC Radio Leicester with the full interview on the latest When You're Smiling podcast.
