Unfortunately for Chelsea, N’Golo Kante’s injury problems are only trending in one direction – worse.
As he gets older, and his all action style catches up with him, the France midfielder’s seasons get more and more cluttered with weeks out here and there.
That’s never been more true than now, where even his performances between injuries started to suffer from the inconsistency of his appearances.
To see him head straight off and play for France in the Nations League just a fortnight after the season ended was painful, and even though he made it through the game against Denmark apparently unscathed, all these minutes add up in the long term.
The good news is that he’s been left out of their squad for the French team’s match against Croatia tonight, giving him a much needed break.
How much he will feature in the games to follow that is yet to be seen.
