"I enjoy it" – Kante is comfortable playing a new role under Sarri

N & # 39; Golo Kante was substituted after 76 minutes of play after a good job in the Europa League against Malmo, as attention turned quickly to the Carabao Cup final against Manchester City.

Maurizio Sarri has transformed Kante's role into the team by sparking much debate, as one of the best defensive midfielders in the world is led to play a more offensive role in welcoming the new rookie. , Jorginho.

Like Kante, Jorginho was a mainstay of Chelsea midfielder, but the Blues were sometimes overwhelmed in midfield due to the lack of physics of the former Naples man in his more defensive role.

However, Sarri is resolute as to his approach and thinks that once his team has perfected his system, the defense problems will be solved. Kante thinks that he could play the role of "regist" in which Jorginho plays, but insists that he is only concerned about performing his duties for Sarri.

"It's something possible [to play Jorginho’s role]but the leader decides, said Kante at Stamford Bridge. It's good, it's good. I like that [more advanced] position. Prefer this? It depends on the game, but I appreciate it. I'm with the manager and I'm enjoying the way I play now.

"It's a position I occupied when I was in France, and I'm happy to be more involved in offensive positions to change the game.

Kante and Jorginho became symbols of a bad winter pbad to Chelsea, which has seen a succession of embarrbading defeats.

Sarri's work is now under threat and he was subject to "F *** Sarriball" singing at Stamford Bridge in the 2-0 defeat of Manchester United. The vocals were then followed by a 3-0 win against Malmo, in which Jorginho was booed as he came out of the bench in the second half.

Kante insists that Jorginho is not treated as a "teacher's pet", as some have suggested and supported by his superiors, commenting that he is a important player.

"Jorginho has arrived this season, he is doing very well, he is very familiar with the manager's philosophy and is very important to us at the club," added Kante.

"We are fine.As a team, we have some difficulties at the moment, but we are all together and no one is special.We missed a lot of opportunities to be happy. as in the FA Cup and some league games.

"We can understand their disappointment with our performances at certain times of the season, I think we all want to get closer and we will all be together for the final and the rest of the season."

The worst defeat of the season against Chelsea was a recent 6-0 defeat at Manchester City, the club's biggest defeat in 28 years.

The French international admits he had to recover from such a defeat, but he is not discouraged by the chances of his team Sunday at Wembley Stadium.

"It's a great team, we've faced them three times this season, and we've faced them at home and away in the last three months, two different games, I think it's possible. They are not unbeatable, "he continued.

"We have to leave with a lot of hope and prepare ourselves well for the match.After our last result against Man City, it was difficult to accept the defeat.We lost again against Manchester United.

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"This win (against Malmo) is a good thing to give us confidence and expect the finals in the best way, to be ready we hope to win the final, and any defeat like this is difficult to accept in the final. as a player in Chelsea, are not used to that.

"It was hard to accept, in the end we can not change it, we have to accept it, move forward and do better, that's what we're trying to do. [We are] not especially [after any revenge]. It's another game. It's essential to win this title in this game.

"That's what we're trying to do, what we're getting ready to do, and hopefully we can do it, we need to know we can win like at Stamford Bridge, or we can lose "Etihad, everything is possible, gives us more awareness of this team".