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The World Cup winning midfielder was below average as his team lost their undefeated record against Spurs on Saturday
Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri was criticized by two former British stars the Premier League for his treatment of N "Golo Kante, who, according to them, plays in the" wrong position ".
Kante has been imposed as one of the world's elite defensive defense circles in recent seasons, having burst onto the scene with Leicester City.
Two consecutive titles in the Premier League with the Foxes and Chelsea have consolidated his reputation, while Kante has also played a leading role in the victory of the World Cup in France this summer.
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But he was dismissed post since the arrival of Jorginho of Naples, former club of Sarri.
Chelsea's defeats were revealed in Saturday's 3-1 loss to Tottenham. Jamie Carragher and David Ginola focused on Kante's woes.
"Jorginho will not change position.He is the man from Sarri.Kante does not move because he has signed a mbadive contract," explained Carragher to Sky Sports .
"Jorginho has been excellent this season, and the teams have to change their system and style to counter Jorginho, it shows how good he is and how important it is for Chelsea."
"Kante is a player very mean in the position in which he currently plays. I just saw a normal midfielder. When he plays here (in the role of Jorginho), I see someone world clbad.
"What are you doing as a manager?" For me, I never think that this balance of the midfielder agrees well with Kovacic there.
"It's pretty simple, and I'm not sure Sarri is stuck on a 4-3-3, but play them as the second midfielder, and play Barkley or Willian in role # 10, a. 4-2-3-1.
The former star of the Spurs and Newcastle United, Ginola, even criticized Chelsea for misusing a player of this "quality". [19659003] " Kante in the French team plays in the middle. When you have a quality player like Kante, you play it at the center, "said the Frenchman about his compatriot.
" It's there that he's the best. For the France team, he had a magnificent World Cup. We do not talk much about Golo Kante because he is very modest and very humble. I like it.
"If you take it away from the France team, it's not the same thing.This position in modern football is the key position.If I was manager tomorrow , my first thought would be "who is going to play this position? "
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" To me, Chelsea is wrong to play the role of Kante in the position in which he finds himself. They are wrong. Kante in this position is not good.
In Saturday's loss, Chelsea lost ground against Manchester United and Liverpool, both of whom posted easy wins this weekend and remain undefeated so far this season.
The Blues, who delivered their own undefeated record to the Spurs, are now seven points behind City, while they also saw Tottenham propel them to third place.
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