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The World Cup winning midfielder was below average as his team lost their undefeated Premier League record against Spurs on Saturday.
Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has been criticized by two former stars of the Premier League for his treatment of N & # 39; Golo Kante, who they say plays in a "bad position".
Kante has been imposed as one of the world's elite defensive midfielders 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.
But it has been moved since the arrival of Jorginho from Naples, the former club of Sarri.
Chelsea's defeats were unveiled in Saturday's 3-1 loss to Tottenham. Jamie Carragher and David Ginola focused on Kante's woes.
"Jorginho will not leave this position." "He is the man from Sarri and he has built his system around him." Kante is not moving because he has signed a massive contract, Carragher said. . Sky sports.
"Jorginho has been great this season and the teams have to change their system and style to thwart Jorginho, showing how good he is and how important he has been to Chelsea.
"Kante is a very average player in the position he is currently playing in. I just saw a normal midfielder.When he plays here (in the role of Jorginho), I see somebody world class.
"What are you doing as a manager?" For me, I never think that midfielder balance announces well with Kovacic.
"It's pretty simple, and I'm not sure Sarri is stuck on a 4-3-3, but play him as a two midfielder and play Barkley or Willian in role # 10, so that's it." is rather a 4-2 -3-1. "
The former Spurs star and Newcastle United, Ginola, even criticized Chelsea for misusing a player of this "quality".
"Kante in the French team plays in the center, and when you have a quality player like Kante, you play it in the center," the Frenchman told his compatriot.
"That's where he's the best, for the French team, he's done a great World Cup, we do not talk a lot about Golo Kante because he's very modest and very humble. 'love.
"If you take it away from the France team, it will not be the same anymore." This position in modern football is the key position.If I was tomorrow manager, my first thought would be: "Who will play this position? "
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"For me, Chelsea is wrong to play Kante in the position he is in. They are wrong, Kante in this position is not good."
In Saturday's loss, Chelsea lost ground against Manchester United and Liverpool City, both of whom posted easy wins this weekend, to remain undefeated so far this season.
The Blues, who have delivered their own undefeated record to the Spurs, are now seven points behind City, while they've also seen Tottenham propel them to third place.
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