Willian

I always looked at him as a DM to be honest. To me he did a similar role to Makka, moped up in front of the defence and played in to the more attacking players!

I think people need to consider that this first time that Kante has played in a team which doninates possession.

Literally it makes no sense for Kante to play as the holding midfielder - it would only waste Kante. I would say Kante is extremely well rounded as a midfielder, he can do pretty much everything. Why waste him in a position where he would mostly just sit there in front of the defence and recycle the ball.

He has a wider skill set than Jorginho, why waste him in a position which kills his freedom to press, and put him in a position which requires him to sit behind the ball.

Additionally, why drag Jorginho into a position which he has never succeeded at. He never made it at the top level playing in advanced positions.

I would much prefer to see Kante use his running, both to hunt the ball down in advanced positions, and create chances. Than restrict him in the more limited Jorginho role.

comment by BrummieBlue! (U3487)
posted 11 minutes ago
I always looked at him as a DM to be honest. To me he did a similar role to Makka, moped up in front of the defence and played in to the more attacking players!
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I think this undersells Kante's many attributes.

The guy has made lots of contributions going forward this season. From creating chances to scoring important goals

I think people need to consider that this first time that Kante has played in a team which doninates possession.

Literally it makes no sense for Kante to play as the holding midfielder - it would only waste Kante. I would say Kante is extremely well rounded as a midfielder, he can do pretty much everything. Why waste him in a position where he would mostly just sit there in front of the defence and recycle the ball.

He has a wider skill set than Jorginho, why waste him in a position which kills his freedom to press, and put him in a position which requires him to sit behind the ball.

Additionally, why drag Jorginho into a position which he has never succeeded at. He never made it at the top level playing in advanced positions.

I would much prefer to see Kante use his running, both to hunt the ball down in advanced positions, and create chances. Than restrict him in the more limited Jorginho role.
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Much as Kante's still adapting to the more aggressive nature of his role this season yesterday demonstrated how well he's doing by comparison to Kovacic & Barkley. Kovacic gets some slack because he's on loan/has always been more of a playmaker type, but Barkley has surprised me lately. He was on the verge of proving my wrong about him before October, but the last two months has only proven me right - he'll amount to nothing more than a squad player for Sarri if that.

comment by The Black Hawk War, or, How to Demolish an Entire Civilization and Still Feel Good About Yourself in the Morning (U16342)
posted 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
comment by BrummieBlue! (U3487)
posted 11 minutes ago
I always looked at him as a DM to be honest. To me he did a similar role to Makka, moped up in front of the defence and played in to the more attacking players!
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I think this undersells Kante's many attributes.

The guy has made lots of contributions going forward this season. From creating chances to scoring important goals
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I was on about under Conte!

Obviously he's playing in a more advanced position now!

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Wonder where Kantes dad is today. Nursing a nasty hangover maybe

comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 59 minutes ago
Wonder where Kantes dad is today. Nursing a nasty hangover maybe
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Not at all, I've always been ultrapro Willy. Glad it got you bums talking though.

Ultrapro is a word, apparently.

JFDI's comments were extremely sagacious, as usual. I'll get over my Willy love, just like I did Lampsy .

We all love Chelsea. Nick