N'Golo Kante

[kellzfresh 7,229]

23 minutes ago, Blue Colored Sky said:

Do you remember Pirlo-forward ? There was a time when Pirlo was playing as a second striker and he was so direct ! Fabregas is intelligent enough to start be more of a controller than a killer. Besides he has to do that if he wants to prolong his career.

I'm sure Cesc can play deeper if he will have protector(s) ahead of him.

The main problems I have with fabregas is his ability to protect the ball from a marker when he's under pressure and his total lack of tactical awareness when the team is defending. 

Pirlo could do a 360 and pass forward easily anytime someone marked him down, but fabregas seems to panic and loses the ball. The worst problem is the 2nd one where he seems to be tactically naive and always out of position when we are defending, leaving spaces for the opponent to penetrate through the middle. People like Kroos and Alonso are slow, but they can easily play deeper because of their awareness and positioning. I hope Conte teaches him this part, even if he has to defend zones only instead of man-marking. 

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

Rob Tanner

@RobTannerMerc

Football writer for the Leicester Mercury; Leicester City correspondent. 

 

Rob Tanner ‏@RobTannerMerc  36m36 minutes agoSolihull, England

Just landed to the news on Kante. Unfortunately, it is true and a deal could be completed in the next few days. Sad but #LCFC move on

[DavidEU 2,023]

Jim White from Sky Sports News:

Can confirm Kante medical completed in West London. Paperwork for £30m move to @ChelseaFC to be done at Cobham tonight.

 

[Supermonkey92 1,428]

6 minutes ago, kellzfresh said:

The main problems I have with fabregas is his ability to protect the ball from a marker when he's under pressure and his total lack of tactical awareness when the team is defending. 

Pirlo could do a 360 and pass forward easily anytime someone marked him down, but fabregas seems to panic and loses the ball. The worst problem is the 2nd one where he seems to be tactically naive and always out of position when we are defending, leaving spaces for the opponent to penetrate through the middle. People like Kroos and Alonso are slow, but they can easily play deeper because of their awareness and positioning. I hope Conte teaches him this part, even if he has to defend zones only instead of man-marking. 

Exactly, just how good is fabregas under pressure? As useful as a dildo favoured lollipop! 

Also, people use the word intelligent as though it's the same for all players. Lampard's intelligence was high, just look at how he waited until the right time to come into the box. Doesn't mean he has the intelligence to play the specific position of Pirlo and Alonso 

[Special Juan 28,124]

It's happening.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Have my reservations long-term but he'll improve us this season for sure. Under Conte he'll run the ground but he's got the stamina (I pray for no knee injuries).

So a striker and a midfielder. Address the issue of defence now perhaps..

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

 

[Blue_Fox_ 2,086]

Welcome Kante 

CB-FB-CM-ST 2 more signings, minimum. An additional CB and CM would be most welcome, although probably a dream.

Conte and Kante in 1 summer;
does this mean we cando it? Win the title I mean

[Milan 17,955]

Fantastic that we finally landed a proper midfielder. But don't stop there! We still have to sign some to cover our weak areas.

[Eidur the Spider 4,515]

This is an unbelievable piece of business from the club. He was phenomenal last season, I watched a lot of Leicester games like we all did and he always stood out, great energy, sound tackler, everything our midfield lacked last season. Over the moon with this. 

[Unionjack 7,531]

I think Cescy will be perfect if Kante is there and if the Matic from 2014 is with them.

Cesc is blinding when hes got the time and space to move the ball. But we also need aur forewards to put themselves into positions to accept the ball.

And this is what I liked about what Conte said. Its the passion and attitude of the lads that needs changing. They looked for most of the season like they just couldn't give a fuck. Moping round wiwith hands on hips, looking down,not running. They needed a bloody boot up their arses.

So we get Matic and Kante covering Cescy we are going to get him a new hat!

[Diego 433]

Looks like Sky Sports got another one wrong! They have been pretty shit with transfer news over the last couple of years. Not sure why people hang on to their every word.

[Supermonkey92 1,428]

1 minute ago, Unionjack said:

I think Cescy will be perfect if Kante is there and if the Matic from 2014 is with them.

Cesc is blinding when hes got the time and space to move the ball. But we also need aur forewards to put themselves into positions to accept the ball.

And this is what I liked about what Conte said. Its the passion and attitude of the lads that needs changing. They looked for most of the season like they just couldn't give a fuck. Moping round wiwith hands on hips, looking down,not running. They needed a bloody boot up their arses.

So we get Matic and Kante covering Cescy we are going to get him a new hat!

Does that mean we only play with Costa as a striker? 

[Blue_Fox_ 2,086]

7 minutes ago, LDN Blue said:

Have my reservations long-term but he'll improve us this season for sure. Under Conte he'll run the ground but he's got the stamina (I pray for no knee injuries).

So a striker and a midfielder. Address the issue of defence now perhaps..

Would just be our luck striking again if he gets an ACL against Burnley, wouldn't it? 

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Just now, Blue_Fox_ said:

Would just be our luck striking again if he gets an ACL against Burnley, wouldn't it? 

Pls  #Bison