Frank Lampard was asked in his press conference today whether he had faith that N’Golo Kante would be able to step up and perform in such a big game tomorrow, after so long out.
Lampard had no doubts. “I think N’Golo is a special player,” he assured his interrogator, recalling the UEFA Super Cup of a few years ago when a half fit Kante was the best player on the pitch.
He’s not even bluffing about not starting him tomorrow – we all know he’s going to play, and he’s probably going to be brilliant.
You can see the manager speaking in the clip embedded here with this question coming after 13 minutes:
