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"No, there was nothing like that at all," Vardy said.
Profiles Jamie Vardy
"(There was) no one-on-one chat or anything.
MERCURIAL SUPERFLY HERITAGE Blue "That's how I want to be and how I want to stay focused. We're here to represent England and that's all I want to think about."
Vardy gave short, sharp answers during a press conference at England's media base in Chantilly, repeatedly underlining the focus on Monday's match in St Etienne and his happiness to do whatever is asked of him.
Copa Mudial black There has been an understandable clamour for both the Leicester striker and Daniel Sturridge to start after their second-half impact against Wales, although he was giving away little as the Slovakia match approached.
ACE 16+ PureControl black "We've got 23 in the squad and it's a team game at the end of the day," Vardy said.
HypervenomX Proximo black "If something's not working, you'll have to bring some off the bench. Everyone's ready and waiting to make an impact.
"If that's what needs to happen in the next game then so be it.
"It is down to me on the training field to put the extra work in and hopefully dislodge one of the players if I can do.
"That's just down to me and how much work I am putting in."
The "unbelievable" feeling of netting against Wales was reward for that hard work, although Vardy can see why Hodgson may keep him as an impact substitute.
"You can see the logic, definitely," he said.
"For players getting tired, it is probably easier to exploit but I am happy either way.
"At the end of the day, it's down to me, what I do in training and hopefully get into the gaffer's mind to hopefully get a start. We'll see what happens."