France-Switzerland: N'Golo Kanté, the lucky charm of the Blues

France cannot lose this Monday evening (9 p.m.) against Switzerland in the round of 16 of the Euro.

Why ?

Quite simply because the Blues have in their ranks a lucky charm named N'Golo Kanté.

The 30-year-old defensive midfielder (49 caps) is indeed undefeated in the finals of major international competitions.

Since his first cap in March 2016 against the Netherlands, the Chelsea player has participated in Euro 2016, the 2018 World Cup and currently Euro 2021. His statistics are impressive since he has a record of 11 victories. and 3 draws or 78.5% of victories and… it goes without saying, 0% of defeat.

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During Euro 2016 in France, “NG”, his nickname, starts the competition as a holder by playing group matches against Romania (2-1) and Albania (2-0).

Victim of a warning during the first period of the Round of 16 against Ireland, he was replaced at the break by Kingsley Coman then did not play the quarter-final against Iceland (5-2) due to suspension.

In the semi-final against Germany (2-0), he replaces Dimitri Payet at the end of the game but does not participate in the final lost against Portugal (1-0).

In 2018, he played the seven meetings which allowed the Blues to win their second star of world champion.

And since the start of this Euro, he has played all 3 matches of the group stage.

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Once again, this record shows the importance of N'Golo Kanté within the Blues.

Beyond his individual performances, the Francilien makes his teams better, and not only in the France team.

In a club too.

In Suresnes, he had allowed his club to move from departmental to regional level.

In Caen, he had been one of the great architects of the rise in L1 and then of maintaining within the elite of the Norman club.

"He brings his personal touch to group life"

In Leicester, "NG" had a prodigious season which ended with the improbable title of the club of the Midlands in the Premier League. Finally with Chelsea, he still shines as much and expands his record with a new title in the Premier League (2017), an FA Cup (2018) and the Champions League last May where he was named best player of the half. final round trip against Real Madrid then the final against Manchester City.

Sunday evening during the pre-match press conference, Hugo Lloris still praised the influence of his teammate on his teams. “

NG

is one of the best in his position, insists the captain of the Blues. He had a fantastic development both in the Premier League and in the French team. On a human level, he brings his personal touch to group life. "