Saturday 24 October 2015 19:46, UK
Claudio Ranieri's promise of pizza to his players paid off for Leicester in their 1-0 win at home to Crystal Palace.
And the Foxes manager confirmed Jamie Vardy, whose 10th goal of the season settled Saturday's Premier League match 1-0, would get "a bigger piece" for his efforts.
Ranieri promised last month to treat his players when they kept a clean sheet - and at the 12th time of asking, they finally did it.
Vardy scored in the Palace win, creating his own little piece of history in the process by becoming only the eighth player to score in seven successive Premier League matches.
The busy striker added his name to an elite list to have achieved the feat, which includes Ruud van Nistelrooy, Daniel Sturridge, Mark Stein, Ian Wright, Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry and Emmanuel Adebayor.
Asked if the pizzas had been ordered, Ranieri said: "No, not yet. But I did say to the players on the pitch 'come on, pizza now!'
"I am pleased for Jamie Vardy. It is a big achievement for him, for us, the fans - for everybody. Maybe he gets a bigger piece of pizza - one and a half for him."
Vardy struck his 10th goal of the season after 59 minutes at the King Power Stadium.
After a loose defensive header, Brede Hangeland mis-hit a clearance straight to Riyad Mahrez, who sent Vardy racing through on goal for a lovely lofted finish over Wayne Hennessey.
However, the England striker had to make sure the ball reached the net, blasting it home from inside the six-yard box.
"It is a big achievement for him - for us all," Ranieri said of Vardy's achievement.
"He is in great form but it is also important that if he doesn't score, he stays calm and continues to fight.
"Not only does he come alive in a dangerous area but he believes that every ball could be good for him, every ball suddenly something good could happen for him.
"That makes him so dangerous for the opponent."
The chance that Vardy took was one of very few in the game, which Ranieri likened more to a Serie A match back in his homeland.
"I am very glad because it was a difficult match because the Crystal Palace players are very tall and big and strong," the Italian said.
"But we fight and battle and it was a more Italian match than an English match, very tactical. Only the last 10 minutes was end to end like an English match.
"Without their mistake, I think the match was 0-0."
