Jamie Vardy, also mentioned in the article, just hoofs it in most of the time. In fact, I'm pretty sure that's how he scored the 2 pens against man city in the article.
To me, with a limited data set, Vardy does seem to have got smarter over the past few years. Still pace and power, but a little more skill even if it slows the ball down (perhaps as he gets older, or just wiser?).