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N'golo Kante - We are not worthy!

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Ill believe it when I see him holding the jersey. Ive been fooled before

Haha you would be surprised what photo editing tools can create, would believe it also when I see it on the club website but a little optimism hurts no one.

Ill believe it when I see him holding the jersey. Ive been fooled before

 

Haha, people even thought the real Fabregas one was photoshopped

I've got everything crossed in hope that this transfer happens. Kanté is a very special player, one I've thought is magnificent since the very first game in which I saw him. If we manage to sign the league's best player from the previous season, from the champions, that is an enormous statement of intent.

I've got everything crossed in hope that this transfer happens. Kanté is a very special player, one I've thought is magnificent since the very first game in which I saw him. If we manage to sign the league's best player from the previous season, from the champions, that is an enormous statement of intent.

 

This.

 

All my "reliable" sources on Twitter reporting this now.

 

Wow wow wow! Buzzing! This is a huge signing 

Seems like this is happening.

Kante is a player we need in midfield. And I would be over the moon!

Still think we need at least 1 CB and possibly a LB.

Would be nice if we get another Am too.

N'golo's arrival doesn't mean we have to throw Matic. Nemanja from his first 12 mounts in his second period was a BEAST. 

 

 

Cante      Matic

 

         Cesc

Hazard          Willian

 

This is a solid mid lane. Now we need faster defenders and a good partner for Diego. 

Edited by Pendergast

N'golo's arrival doesn't mean we have to throw Matic. Nemanja from his first 12 mounts in his second period was a BEAST.

Cante Matic

Cesc

Hazard Willian

This is a solid mid lane. Now we need faster defenders and a good partner for Diego.

What about...

--------------Matic

-----Cesc-----------Kante

--------------Hazard

-----Costa----------Batshuayi

4 defenders, no Willian? I don't think so.

We don't have the defenders to play three/five at the back.

If we played Cesc, Matic and Kante together we would need another striker. We wouldn't score enough goals.

Edited by GoshaRubchinskiy

To be honest I wouldn't really want to play Matic and Kanté as a partnership. I don't think there is nearly enough consistency, creativity or versatility in passing, nor enough aggression in movement. In addition, playing the two of them would, in all likelihood, lead us to end up dropping one of Willian, Hazard or Fabregas, which I wouldn't really want to do. I think a Kanté-Fabregas partnership could work in theory, but I still wouldn't want Cesc in a midfield two against the top sides. Even if Kanté is the next Makélélé, it's worth bearing in mind that at his best, in the most attacking lineup in which he featured for us, Maka was still flanked at worst by Lampard (albeit with Gudjohnsen in front of them).

 

I honestly think the ideal partner for Kanté would be someone like Xabi Alonso. I'm half hoping Real Madrid manage to get their mitts on Pogba so we can have a crack at signing Kroos or Modric.

 

If our first XI doesn't feature both of them as starters, I can't imagine it's particularly worthwhile keeping Matic along as a spare, nor do I imagine him being happy to do so. I also think we could probably get fairly good money for him if Juventus do want him; we could even use him as a makeweight for Bonucci?

No CL and beating CL clubs to Kante and Batshuayi.  Proper Chelsea. 

 

Conte must have some pull on these players. (apart from the cash and London)

 

"In the coming days we could sign one, two, three - who knows - maybe more..... to reinforce the team"   next day Kante agreed, What a lad

Haha, people even thought the real Fabregas one was photoshopped

Wasn't it gem who posted it and no one believed it ha ha.

My brother (a Man U fan) said to me well it doesn't seem like others were really in for him. I said we're supposedly beaten two 'big' clubs and a CL club to his signature. He just rambled on saying yeah but why was no one else really in for him. Think he's just disappointed that it looks like we're getting him.

Mourinho's 04/05 4-3-3;

 

                  Kantélélé

        Fabregas -- Oscar (Matic)

Willian                               Hazard

            Diego (Batshuayi)

 

:good2:

Edited by the special one

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