N'Golo Kante

[King Kante 1,474]

On 19/04/2020 at 0:42 AM, NikkiCFC said:

It is not easy decision to make. Our midfield in general is not clear. Are you guys aware that when everyone is fit our best player in this season is not starter? Because of the characteristics we go with Jorginho, Kante and Mount.

CM is a funny position at the moment as individually the player are all good players but as a collective they do not fit the system SFL wants to play or compliment each other that well. 

Looking at the squad and what has happened over the course of the season, I believe SFL's preferred formation is 433 and is pretty much the same as the one Jose used here between 2004-07, with the only real difference being the amount of pressing.

That means we need a No.4/No.6/No.8. At the moment, I would say that the No.6 (Essien) position is what is causing us the issues. I feel between them No.4 is stocked in Jorgi, Kova, Kante, Gilmour, Ampadu and No.8 has RLC, Mount and Barkley (this position may need addressing later if they cannot improve their goal output but is less of an issue than other areas.) The problem comes with the No.6 position which has fallen to Kante, Kova and sometimes Barkley, even though they are all better in the other positions. Kante can play this position but he is much better in it when we do not have possession, as his stamina and ability to intercept is second to none. The problem comes when we have possession as he isn't that great going forward or keeping possession, this is also why Kova doesn't really work here as he is the opposite to Kante - great with the ball, not so great without it. 

On top of this, a CM of Kante, Kova/Jorgi, Mount is not that athletic and small, which means we get overpowered/overran at times. It is for this reason that I think we need to get SMS as he has the right blend of technical skills, power and defensive ability (although pace may be an issue for him in the PL.) However, in order to get him you need to cull at least one of Kova, Kante and Jorgi and Kante is the oldest and most valuable of the three so it could be his sale means we make a profit on selling him and bringing in SMS. Doing something like that would leave us with a CM of: 

                        Jorgi/Gilmour 

   SMS/Kovacic.                 Mount/RLC

Which I think is a lot more balanced, even if I think Kante is a better player than SMS. 

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20 hours ago, King Kante said:

 

                        Jorgi/Gilmour 

   SMS/Kovacic.                 Mount/RLC

Which I think is a lot more balanced, even if I think Kante is a better player than SMS. 

How in the hell that is more balance. 

[killer1257 3,282]

How in the hell that is more balance. 

It is in that sense more balanced that all the players in that formation play in their natural position.



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Lampard names player linked with Chelsea exit as ‘one of the best players in the world’

https://www.chelsea-news.co/2020/05/lampard-names-player-linked-chelsea-exit-one-best-players-world/

Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has pretty much put to bed any speculation that one of his first team players will be leaving the club anytime soon.

There were some rumours recently claiming that Chelsea could look to sell midfielder N’Golo Kante this summer with growing interest from Real Madrid and Barcelona.

However, Frank Lampard has been publicly stating the importance of a player whom of which he describes as ‘one of the best players in the world’, suggesting that there is absolutely no chance that he will be looking to sell the World Cup winner anytime soon.

The 29-year old has struggled with injuries over the last couple of seasons which has often sparked debates amongst Chelsea fans over whether now might be a good time to cash in on the midfield workhorse.

But Lampard has seemingly no intentions of cashing in, and as reported by Goal, has nothing but praise for Kante.

He said:

“We had four or five of those [injured players] when we finished playing recently. N’Golo Kante is obviously a great example because he’s played four or five incredible seasons in terms of his individual success and he’s been used quite rightly by his managers a lot.

“This season he’s played only about 40% of our games and even then it’s been difficult for him and I’ve really felt for him on an individual level. He’s been a huge miss for us.

“Looking forward, whenever a restart comes we want to get him in the best shape, want to get Ruben Loftus-Cheek in the best shape.

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what happened?

[ZAPHOD2319 4,476]

Kante having hair threw me for a loop.....more than he is training fully without injury!

[NikkiCFC 7,942]

Jorginho also grow a full beard.

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4 hours ago, NikkiCFC said:

Jorginho also grow a full beard.

[Jase 43,479]

 

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On 20/05/2020 at 10:03 PM, Jason said:

 

 

[LAM09 6,744]

I really hope enough players make their displeasure known about the potential resumption & it doesn't go ahead.

If they're worried about CL/relegation, have playoffs in July at some point in worst case scenario.

[Jase 43,479]

This should make you (somewhat) happy, @Tomo...

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13 minutes ago, Jason said:

This should make you (somewhat) happy, @Tomo...

I find it bonkers they have drawn such a PL return. When it ends badly, which it will, lets see if they take the blame.

[Laylabelle 9,351]

At least the players are being listened to.

[MoroccanBlue 5,296]

Good on him. More players should follow suit. 

[NikkiCFC 7,942]

It's probably not easy being the only one in the squad to make such a decision. 

It's like when whole class run away from school because of the exam and that one nerd stays. 

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5 hours ago, Jason said:

This should make you (somewhat) happy, @Tomo...

Genuinely didn't think about the on field implications re his decision until now.

[Tomo 21,733]

4 hours ago, Atomiswave said:

I find it bonkers they have drawn such a PL return. When it ends badly, which it will, lets see if they take the blame.

The world is starting to reopen again, football is a part of that.