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Arsene Wenger questions Kante’s role under Sarri

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6 years ago

February 19, 2019

Former Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, has said Chelsea boss, Maurizio Sarri, is not utilizing N’Golo Kante properly.

According to Wenger, Kante’s best role is winning back possession in front of the defence.

Kante started once again as the most advanced of Chelsea’s three central midfielders in Monday night’s FA Cup last-16 defeat to Manchester United, as Sarri does not believe Kante is capable of playing at the base of midfield in his system.

Asked for his opinion on Kante on the red carpet at the Laureus Awards on Monday night, Wenger said: “Phenomenal. To have a successful team you need to have somebody, or some players, who sacrifice themselves for the team. Don’t talk, do it.
“When you lose the ball in front of you, he just works for you to win it back and he gives it back in the proper way.
“People who have maybe a smaller ego, but a bigger spirit of sacrifice, usually they make the difference.
“We spoke about Brazil, in Brazil they had a player that I bought, Gilberto Silva, who had a similar role in 2002 in the success of the Brazilian national team in Japan.”