Premier League
Chelsea have confirmed N’Golo Kanté’s injury and said he will be out for around 4 months. This is undoubtedly bad news for Graham Potter.
Chelsea have undergone quite a paradigm shift in the last year as the club not only changed ownership, but the entire football strategy was restructured as well. Graham Potter’s arrival in the technical direction was done with the intention that the team have good results, but also so that the Englishman can take advantage of his great project. As he did at Brighton, the manager has a very large team that also takes care of the lower leagues.
It is clear that this is a long-term plan for Chelsea, but considering they have spent millions on the last transfer market, Potter has a number of requests to satisfy. The positive is that the right foot has started because although the team still has to polish several issues, the results are positive. While qualifying for the round of 16 of the Champions League is underway, they have managed to move up to fourth place in the Premier League.
And the most valuable thing about the work Potter is doing is that he’s getting this good dynamic without the best player on his team, N’Golo Kanté. The French midfielder was the cornerstone of Thomas Tuchel’s side that managed to win the Champions League in 2021. However, since last season he has suffered many muscle injuries and cost him continuity. Already a few days ago it was confirmed that he would miss the World Cup in Qatar due to a new injury, but it was not known that the injury he had had was so serious.
What injury does N’Golo Kante have?
After successfully undergoing surgery, the club confirmed the 31-year-old midfielder has a hamstring injury and is expected to be out for around 4 months. This is undoubtedly bad news for Chelsea as they don’t have many defensive midfielders in their squad. In addition to what he brings to football, the Frenchman had also become a true leader on the playing field.
It is clear that Chelsea are a team that have undergone a series of overwhelming changes, but still have an obligation to present themselves as one of the protagonists of the tournaments they play. From the management they believe that beyond any inconvenience, they have spent a lot of money in the last market and that they have to justify it by getting to the final stages. And while it’s not an easy thing to accomplish, Potter is proving to be up to the task.
Sure, Kanté’s defeat complicates things even more, but Ruben Loftus-Cheek is becoming a flagship for the coach. Unlike the time when Tuchel was playing on the wing, with Potter being the centerpiece of the team. Together with Jorginho they are forming a very interesting double central pivot and this is one of the keys to this new Chelsea.
