Chelsea are addicted to N’Golo Kante.
Over the last year the midfielder has been a phenomenon for the Blues, sweeping in after their dire season under Jose Mourinho and Guus Hiddink, bringing energy and purpose to the team.
Suddenly the full backs could become wing backs, and Hazard and Fabregas had space.
Without us realising it, the team had become hugely dependent on him.
Now even in games against smaller sides, as we saw at the weekend, Chelsea can’t remember how to function without the little French dynamo.
A superior team in Manchester City took us apart without any problems.
And last night against Roma, a good but not great team totally controlled the game in our stadium, and were unlucky to only draw.
This team and this coach need to figure out how to play without him, and fast. Or it could be a season wasted before we reach Christmas.
