The Spaniard, who played with the French international under the colors of Chelsea, praised the Blues midfielder.
N’Golo Kanté is unanimous. None of his teammates have ever said bad things about the Chelsea midfielder. Each player questioned on the French international recognizes the talent of the midfielder, his kindness, and confides that he wants to play with him or have such a player in his team. And Cesc Fabregas, who played with him for the Blues for three seasons, is a big fan of N’Golo Kanté. In the columns of The Telegraph, the Spaniard declared his love for the 2018 world champion.
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“Eden Hazard and I gave N’Golo Kanté his Brazilian nickname N’Golinho when we were together at Chelsea and I still use it today. Obviously it was a bit of a laugh, but it showed how much we esteemed N’Golo and how much we appreciate certain aspects of his game that others might not see. Now everyone sees what an incredible player he is and, even though France doesn’t win the Euro, N’Golinho is one of the best players ever in his job. If France, which is my favorite in the tournament, wins the Euro, then N’Golo will be a very strong candidate for the Ballon d’Or, having added the Champions League to his World Cup and his Premier League titles ”, explained Cesc Fabregas.
“His dribbling may surprise you. He’s seen as a defensive midfielder who does all those tackles and collects a lot of balls and that’s fantastic, but sometimes you’d forget that he never loses the ball. He can run with the ball, break lines and dribble, and like he is, that doesn’t really get appreciated. So maybe that’s why we started calling him N’Golinho. It is one of the most complete circles in the world, certainly“, Added the former Spain international.
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“If you ask the great players if they would like to have N’Golo on their team, they would all answer yes without hesitation”
The AS Monaco midfielder highlighted the progress of his former teammate and revealed an anecdote about him: “We have seen this season that N’Golo was a player of great matches with his formidable performance in the Champions League final against Manchester City. I can see, like all great players, that he can take his game to another level for big dates. It is the sign of a great player. I remember two matches against Manchester United that we won, including an FA Cup final. On the day of the final, I believe it was during Ramadan and it was very hot. We were having lunch and we had asked N’Golo if he wanted to eat. He told us no because he was fasting and he was afraid he wouldn’t be able to run. But he had a fantastic game and I still don’t know how he managed to run so much in this heat ”.
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“Playing next to N’Golo gives you a lot of security, confidence. The way he recovers, the way he keeps the ball and intercepts. Maybe I can understand that without playing with him or knowing him, it’s hard for people to appreciate how important and good he is, but I think more and more people are realizing that having N ‘ Golo in your team greatly increases your chance of winning matches and tournaments. If you ask the great players of the world if they would like to have N’Golo in their team, they would all answer yes without hesitation ”, added Cesc Fabregas.
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The Spaniard classifies, quite simply, N’Golo Kanté among the best in his post with whom he has evolved: “There are Claude Makelele and Marcos Senna, a very good defensive midfielder with whom I played for Spain, but N’Golo is without a doubt one of the greatest in his position. I still don’t know how the Ballon d’Or is awarded, sometimes I am wrong in my prognosis, but, as a friend and former teammate for three years, I would like N’Golo to win this title. He will have a very good chance if he helps France to become European champions after having done so with Chelsea ”.
To conclude, Cesc Fabregas unveiled the “dark” side of the Frenchman: “N’Golo also has a little dark side that I like, which I always see when I watch it on TV. He never loses his temper, but, if you look closely, you will see that he does not care about fouling or taking a yellow and that he will not apologize or go pamper his opponent, he will simply walk away. I like it and it sends the message to the opponent that N’Golo won’t be too nice on the pitch. To really be a top player, you need this. If you’re nice on the pitch then you get eaten alive and I smile when I see its darker side ”.
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