It’s time to explain the reason we see a night and day difference between N’Golo Kante right now and at the start of the season.
N’Golo Kante seemed lost on his attempt to continue that impressive story that started all the way back in 2015. When Claudio Ranieri spotted his skill in French football, he climbed positions as one of the best defensive midfielders to reach the stars. After winning the historic Premier League title for Leicester City, Chelsea signed him to continue winning trophies. With the France National Team, he became world-famous for stopping Leo Messi dead in his tracks during the 2018 World Cup.
His teammates even came up with a song that we all sing today as a way to honor the star. But something happened between now and then, Kante suddenly wasn’t as prominent as he used to be. The answer to what truly happened can be traced to the managers who coached him during the time period between 2018 and today. After the World Cup, Kante went back to obscurity for a while.
Who is to blame for Kante’s level drop?
One name comes to mind when we think about N’Golo Kante’s dramatic level drop. It wasn’t because he didn’t play great football anymore. We are talking about one of the players who rarely offers poor performances. When Maurizio Sarri arrived at Chelsea, he came with a clear idea to bring Jorginho from SS Napoli. This relegated Kante to a different role within the squad because the defensive midfielder position was suddenly taken.
That tendency continued under Frank Lampard but things are starting to look up for him under Thomas Tuchel. When he coached PSG, the German manager wanted to sign Kante regardless of his price-tag. This is where the key to N’Golo’s improvement lies, Tuchel is a coach who perfectly understands his role inside the starting eleven. His results speak for themselves.
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