The small issue of N’Golo Kante playing in advanced midfield will never go away, especially as results keep going south this season under Maurizio Sarri.
Nonetheless, the Italian manager is adamant he will keep playing the France international in the offensive role because he does not have the characteristics to play in the defensive area.
The Blues are struggling at the moment, conceding goals for fun and losing high-profile games.
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Their usual upbeat mood has been damaged in recent weeks and with calls for Sarri to make drastic changes to his system and tactics, including moving Kante back to his more natural defensive midfield role, the former Napoli boss says that will not happen as Jorginho does a better job at moving the ball forward.
“In that position, I want a player able to move the ball very fast. This is not the best characteristic of N’Golo. N’Golo is very useful for us, but this one is not his best characteristic.”
Maurizio Sarri, Goal
The calls from pundits and fans have been that Kante shone for Leicester City and helped them win the Premier League before his arrival at Chelsea culminated in winning the title for the second time in three years.
