N'Golo Kante

[Tomo 21,751]

29 minutes ago, Puliiszola said:

I agree with some of your points mate.

But, Firstly, SAF was a god among men. He was a once in a lifetime manager. FL is not yet and may never be anywhere as good as him, and that is with all due respect. I love the man and the manager, but dont think he is THAT good. Also, RVN, beckham, Keane had become divas and a nuisance for the team. Kante is anything but that. Also, for every United based system, there is a messi with Barca, CR with RM, etc etc. There is no one blue-print for success. If FL was a BR type "systems manager", I would have understood, but that is not so. Hence, he needs his system to be adapted to the few world class players/potential players that we have who can help with his "Attacking" philosophy while keeping a balance. And Kante was always going to help with that.

I can probably understand people if they genuinely had a concern regarding a dip in his quality. But, even then, just a year into that "dip" asking our only one true world class player to be sold was OTT in my opinion. 

Lastly, Iva was 33 when he left us and at 32 he won the league and was one of the best RBs.

Ashley cole was 32 when he lifted the CL and was one of our best players in the campaign (napoli, barca)

Torres had become shit with Liverpool before we bought him, essien is to this date one of the saddest stories of a decline. We can keep measuring every player with Torres and Essien. 

Makelele was a boss at 34/35. 

I have to disagree with some of the timings of the player declines. Ash gave us the last horrah to help get us that CL but ultimately that was 6/7 games, his decline in week by week performance started after the double season while a lot of fans wanted Ivan replaced by Azpi pretty much from the first few games of Mou's return (the signs were there he wasn't quite what he was despite the title in 2015).

Torres was shit before we signed him but i brought him up because he declined due to injury's taking away his physical attributes which is what made him great which was the crux of my concern with Golo. For some reason people thought Torres was a technically gifted player which was a myth, it was his (underrated) strength and burst of pace from a standing/walking start that allowed him to become a top striker, when playing for Spain (where the tactics were more technical based than Rafa's Liverpool) he looked levels and levels below David Villa.

[Vesper 30,120]

‘Running machine, what a footballer’: Some Chelsea fans in awe of star’s display in win over Leeds

https://www.thechelseachronicle.com/club-news/chelsea-fans-rave-about-performance-of-ngolo-kante-against-leeds/

Chelsea recorded a 3-1 victory over Leeds United Saturday night in the Premier League – and some of the club’s fans on Twitter singled out N’Golo Kante for immense credit. 

The Blues extended their unbeaten run with a hard-fought three points against Leeds at Stamford Bridge, which was played in front of 2,000 loud supporters. 

Visitors Leeds took the lead early in the contest with a goal from ex-Chelsea forward Patrick Bamford, but Frank Lampard’s men responded in perfect fashion. 

In-form Olivier Giroud equalised in the first-half with a first-time finish in the box, before Kurt Zouma scored on the hour mark and substitute Christian Pulisic added a third late in stoppage time to cap off a strong comeback.

A selection of Chelsea supporters on social media picked out Kante as a real standout for his contribution in the centre of the park. 

The 29-year-old French World Cup winner has been restored to a position of a deeper midfielder this season, something which appears to be getting the very best from his game out of possession. 

He’s excellent with his defensive work in terms of recovering the ball and intercepting passes, with signs against Leeds he’s back to his very best levels again.

Here are some Blues fans discussing Kante:

[kellzfresh 7,229]

Kante was a boss last night. So glad to have him at his best 

[1chelsea 864]

He totally rock

[Johnnyeye 7,501]

I love the wee baldy man, he's back to his beast best 

[Last Sicarius 610]

It was just a case to put him back and he back to form from Leicester and Conte first season. Beast.

[Jase 43,479]

Bamford also said on the The Athletic that we are the best team Leeds have faced this season, which is something considering they also already played Liverpool and Man City. 

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

Simply the best.

[Vesper 30,120]

Happy Holidays to the little genius

 

[killer1257 3,282]

Horrible performance. Might need Declan Rice faster than expected

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[Special Juan 28,133]

I thought he was horrendous today

[bohops 7]

Not a holding mid. Doesn't want the ball under pressure in the deep position. It also takes away his greatest assets, range & stamina. 

[Jase 43,479]

 

[Tomo 21,751]

3 minutes ago, Jason said:

 

How refreshing is that to hear after 18 months of Lampard shoehorning him in every game he was available (the one major gripe i had with him even when things looked good/promising).

[Fernando 6,585]

Tuchel said post-match to RMC Sport: "He is a gift. It’s incredible. I’ve never seen anything like this. At training, in games, he never stops. We look at the data on his intensity and he is incredible. He really is a gift!"

Beast!