Lampard admits working on deep midfield role with versatile Kante

Last weekend we saw Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante play as the deepest player in a three man midfield against Aston Villa.

Despite general consensus, Kante actually isn’t used to playing in this role as a lone holding midfielder, anytime he plays deep in midfield it is usually as a double pivot alongside someone else.

But Blues boss Frank Lampard has revealed that he has been working with Kante in training to get him used to playing as a lone holding midfielder to give them another option with different attributes in that area.

But he also states that Kante can play in a number of roles effectively due to his quality and versatility. He also believes that the France World Cup winner is a lot better on the ball than some give him credit for.

As Kante gets older, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see him transition into more of a lone holding midfield player as many players have done in the past.

As reported by Goal, Lampard said:

“I think we all know N’Golo’s attributes, and he hasn’t really played as the deep-lying midfielder, he’s generally played as one of two, or in recent times one of the more slightly offensive players ahead of one deep-lying midfield player.

“I think he has the attributes to do all roles, that’s one of the beauties of the way he plays and, of course, what he gives by winning the ball back, being so quick in the tackle, so quick into the press, covering lots of ground – and also how good he is on the ball, I think people can underestimate how good N’Golo is on the ball, how quickly he can move with it and pass the ball.

“So I’ve got no problem in playing him in different positions, it’s something we’ve worked on with him a little bit, and it gives me good options to have different types of attributes in that deeper position at times.”

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