Apparently Gabriel Martinelli has used his social media to mock Kante for not being able to handle him and slipping as he defended against him on saturday just as he did for the goal at the bridge last season.

This is what happens lads when you dont show up for a derby.

His defensive work has been declining in recent months if not year, which is why make sense we are linked with Rice. Still a top player, but the unfortunate slip or fall is happening a bit too frequent for my liking.

1 hour ago, axman2526 said:

Apparently Gabriel Martinelli has used his social media to mock Kante for not being able to handle him and slipping as he defended against him on saturday just as he did for the goal at the bridge last season.

If that's true then he's a c**t, fellow pro's should never mock eachother.

After 10+ games it's worrying that we still prefer to rely on Kante's work rate and Mount's work rate just to get back possession, that's having almost no real plan as to how we will attack and control games, no wonder it all ends with Chilwell's crosses.

We clearly have a problem to organize our own game plan, our attacks are one dimensional, every ball forward is predicable, the ball is going almost in a straight line and this is probably why we look so weak even when we have the lead because even in that situation we are tactically just giving the opposition all rights to attack us and to come back into the game while still relying on Kante's and Mount's work rate to simply get the ball back, we are never in control because Kante's main strength is to interrupt the play of the opposition and Mount's is to press, both in turn are just playing into the hands of the opposition that wants to have the ball and wants to challenge us.

Turns out it's not so simple to just buy a new keeper, put T.Silva in there and in front of them put Kante.

At this point I would be happy to see Lampard going back to a 4-2-3-1 where Kante and Mount would be the base of the midfield and where we wouldn't need to rely on them to create something other than putting up a long ball forward once we drop deeper due to that formation, at least then Pulisic and CHO will have more space to work with and Tammy, Giroud and Werner up front would also have more space to make a run. At least in the scenario where we have the lead this would be beneficial to us, the midfield and backline would be more connected and we would look more dangerous once the opposition opens us in their effort to come back into the game.

Our 4-3-3 hasn't been working in the last 5+ games, now I know that at certain points during a game it does work but that's still less than 30 minutes where our formation is giving us the good amount of space and good speed of the ball going forward. At the start of the season we knew how to transit the ball to the final third pretty fast, that is now almost totally gone.

 

Edited December 29, 20205 yr by Gol15

Lampard saw that Kante had a few bad games at the start of the season and placed him in this new role and as time passed by I was openly saying that Jorginho didn't do that role worse than Kante but we had more options when it came down to attacking.

Now Kante has had several games where he failed to contain a dangerous attack, he slipped a few times and now vs City he has been totally out of his depth.

The 4-3-3 doesn't work, at least not with Kante playing there. Last season our 4-2-3-1 worked for most of the season and several players were doing their jobs, right now there is not a single player in a good form, not Kante, not Mount, not Kovacic, not Jorginho... Nobody.

He has struggled today.

31 minutes ago, mwblue10 said:

He has struggled today.

He's been pretty bad for the past few games.

That was an abysmal game from kante. Probably his worse in a chelsea shirt.

1 hour ago, Gol15 said:

Lampard saw that Kante had a few bad games at the start of the season and placed him in this new role and as time passed by I was openly saying that Jorginho didn't do that role worse than Kante but we had more options when it came down to attacking.

Now Kante has had several games where he failed to contain a dangerous attack, he slipped a few times and now vs City he has been totally out of his depth.

The 4-3-3 doesn't work, at least not with Kante playing there. Last season our 4-2-3-1 worked for most of the season and several players were doing their jobs, right now there is not a single player in a good form, not Kante, not Mount, not Kovacic, not Jorginho... Nobody.

Still rather play Kante there than Jorginho. We once lost 6-0 to Man City with Jorginho playing DM. Also Kante could do with a rest, he must be knackered. He seems to have played every minute.

Edited January 3, 20215 yr by jack_super_class

53 minutes ago, jack_super_class said:

Still rather play Kante there than Jorginho. We once lost 6-0 to Man City with Jorginho playing DM. Also Kante could do with a rest, he must be knackered. He seems to have played every minute.

At least with Jorginho we had a system that worked, that system gave us the results, we could attack and we finished top3 and top4. 

Man City played this game without a striker ffs and they managed to casually score 3 goals after the first 10 minutes. Kante has been average, sorry but you can't play there if you're going to lose the ball that's very dangerous and he is also slipping almost every game, I saw that he lost the ball 15 times in the previous game and now vs City he casually gave Man City the ball and they scored in that counter attack, he doesn't actually protect the backline, Foden is a 20 year old that did whatever he wanted there.

Last season Lampard had Jorginho and Kovacic in a 4-2-3-1 and both did the job, now he doesn't have a single midfielder playing well, I wrote in my previous comment, no real top team will rely on a player like Kante and Mount to organize the play when they only do well when the opposition has the ball, that's not having a system that is called playing reactionary football and against a top team that doesn't work.

Lampard needs to stop putting Kanté all alone on the half way line on free kicks and corners, we have seen him exposed there so much since last season. Im nervous everytime the ball ends up in his direction.

Edited January 3, 20215 yr by DidierDrogbalala

I cringe when Kante has the ball in an attacking  position.  Rarely makes the right passn

We are seeing the decline of a very good player I feel. Our midfield needs to be rebuilt.

I still believe Havertz will have lots to offer as a number 10, we need the right 2 players to support him deeper. I dont think Kante is one of them anymore.

Think it's time cash in on Kante, declining as a player ( still very good) and not a good fit for the system

Deary me. Never have so many knees jerked all at once.

Poor today but was largely our best player through the autumn. Also still the only genuine world class player in the team. Over the years on here I've seen people turn on Cech, Ivanovic and other top players but this anti-Kante sentiment could be the most bizarre of all. 

5 minutes ago, Spiller86 said:

Deary me. Never have so many knees jerked all at once.

Poor today but was largely our best player through the autumn. Also still the only genuine world class player in the team. Over the years on here I've seen people turn on Cech, Ivanovic and other top players but this anti-Kante sentiment could be the most bizarre of all. 

Fully agreed. Yes he has had a couple of poor games in a row but before that he was comfortably our best player of the season to date. 

Its largely stirred up by people who think Jorginho and/or Kovacic are superior players  which is farcical 

Just now, loz said:

Fully agreed. Yes he has had a couple of poor games in a row but before that he was comfortably our best player of the season to date. 

Its largely stirred up by people who think Jorginho and/or Kovacic are superior players  which is farcical 

Farcical is the word. Every big club in Europe would happily have Kante. Bet they wish a few of our posters ran Chelsea transfer policy!

37 minutes ago, Spiller86 said:

Deary me. Never have so many knees jerked all at once.

Poor today but was largely our best player through the autumn. Also still the only genuine world class player in the team. Over the years on here I've seen people turn on Cech, Ivanovic and other top players but this anti-Kante sentiment could be the most bizarre of all. 

In the position that he plays in currently, he isn't a world class player.

Only if you're mindblown by sideways passes and an occasional slip but whatever floats your boat...

He's an excellent player - more energy and work rate than most and never stops trying.  Technically he looks a little limited recently, but it would be foolish to write him off.

The balance in the midfield is all off - position, instructions, execution - the whole lot.  Exaggerates the mistakes as we seem to get punished every time.  I was a big advocate for the 4-3-3 to accommodate Havertz or Mount as a no.8, but neither is happening through selection or execution.  Perhaps better dropping to a flat holding two midfielders.

The problem is, Kante and Mount never get a rest because the alternatives (Jorginho and Kovacic) aren’t good enough. Both of them have played way too many minutes with how much running they do on the pitch.

Adding Rice, who I was skeptical about but he seems to be the real deal, and selling Jorginho would change our team entirely.

5 minutes ago, mwblue10 said:

The problem is, Kante and Mount never get a rest because the alternatives (Jorginho and Kovacic) aren’t good enough. Both of them have played way too many minutes with how much running they do on the pitch.

Adding Rice, who I was skeptical about but he seems to be the real deal, and selling Jorginho would change our team entirely.

Rice would certainly be a better option than Jorginho. But an expensive one if it happens. In the meantime why not give Gimour a go?

13 hours ago, forbzy said:

Rice would certainly be a better option than Jorginho. But an expensive one if it happens. In the meantime why not give Gimour a go?

In certain situations, I would definitely be open to Gilmour playing. Sunday was a great example.

Matt stirring the pot again saying Kante is ‘unsettled’

1 hour ago, Frankie8Lampard said:

Matt stirring the pot again saying Kante is ‘unsettled’

Maybe it's time to stop listening to that gossip guy. 

"To me he is a double 6 player, not a single 6... It gives him more freedom, the single 6 demands more discipline and cuts his wing a bit" - Tuchel knows already.