N’golo Kante has established himself as a household name at Chelsea as he’s performed at a high level for the club in the past seasons.
This has seen him go shoulder to shoulder with Chelsea legend Eden Hazard for ‘Chelsea player of the season’ some seasons back. His rise from Leicester City to Chelsea has drawn the comparison between him and French colleague Paul Pogba as he’s continued to flourish barring the injuries he has had in recent times.
Following his superb showing, we take a look at the three exceptional players that could be likened to the French defensive midfielder on the pitch.
1. Wilfred Ndidi
The Leicester City star has been likened to the Frenchman on a couple of occasions. This may have seen the rise of the Nigerian at Leicester City as he’s replaced N’golo Kante to perfection at the club.
He joined the English side Leicester from Belgian side RC Genk and had made a massive impact at the club.
This is why he is widely sought after by a lot of clubs in Europe just like in the case of French star N’golo Kante who is linked with a swap deal to FC Barcelona in relation to Philippe Coutinho going the other way to join Chelsea.
Their maturity behind the defensive area has been commendable as they continue to make the headlines due to their positive displays in matches.
2. Ramires
The former Brazilian international could be modeled to Chelsea’s N’golo Kante as he’s surprised a couple of people during his spell at Chelsea.
Ramires could be found doing similar things in regards to his team marking and breaking up of the opposition attack even as Kante is still excelling in his defensive duties despite his amazing slip against Arsenal.
Both players arguably could trace their origin from the African soil as we permute Ramires Brazil’s connection to slavery(slave trade) that happened some century back.
They share some other similarities here in the Jersey number as Kante continued in the number 7 shirt won by the Brazilian midfielder while he was at the Chelsea football club.
3. Michael Essien
The Ghanaian international shook the world with an impressive performance as we have seen in the past (Chelsea football archive).
He’s been a massive influence at the club while changing the course of a game with his astute brilliance.
This saw him flourished among the trio of current Chelsea boss Frank Lampard, John Obi Mikel and Germany’s Michael Ballack.
His form helped the Blues thrive in midfield on a couple of occasions just like Kante is becoming an amazing player for the club as well.
They both have a low center of gravity and stamina on the pitch. Both players are superb in the technical area.
They have shown a high level of awareness in midfield. This has seen them protect the back four in aplomb as they walked their way to the (top) prominence.
