- Gus Poyet says N'Golo Kante is the best defensive midfielder in the world
- Poyet believes the Chelsea midfielder is better than Casemiro and Sergio Busquets
- Kante returned from injury against Manchester United and helped Chelsea to a 1-0 victory
Former Premier League star Gus Poyet who is an household name in Chelsea's history has labelled Chelsea's midfield enforcer N'Golo Kante as the best in the business.
Kante was greatly missed when he was out injured and Chelsea struggled to get going with a run of poor results both in the League and in Europe.
The former Leicester City returned against Manchester United just before the international break and helped Chelsea secure a 1-0 win.
Kante get praises from one of Chelsea's greats. Source: Mirror
Poyet thinks even Real Madrid’s and Barcelona’s best cannot compete with Kante. "They missed him a lot, you could see how much the minute he came back," Poyet told Standard Sport.
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"He’s easily the best central midfielder in the world. Easily. He would play in a World XI, no doubt. ‘I know there are players like Casemiro, Sergio Busquets.
"But he’s better than them. ‘He knows the game, when to stay, when to run and how to run well. He reads it so well he knows what is going to happen before he gets there.
Kante returns to full fitness to make Conte's team thicker. Source: Metro
"That way he controls it with his incredible power and finesse. Normally players like that aren’t as good on the ball as Kante is.
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"It’s incredible that he went to Leicester and nobody saw him until they won the league! You do what you do, managers do what they do but how didn’t any scouts see him?"
Kante who is currently the PFA best player after helping Chelsea win the Premier League last season and becoming the first player to win the Premier League back to back with different teams.
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Source: Sports.naija.ng