Cesc Fabregas sends revealing message to Chelsea fans about N’Golo Kante

Cesc Fabregas has told Chelsea fans that N’Golo Kante deserves credit for his overall performances for Chelsea this season – and not just his defensive displays.

The French midfielder has been earning plenty of praise for his impressive performances for the Blues this term and was named man of the match as Chelsea beat Manchester United in the FA Cup at Stamford Bridge on Monday.

Kante won plenty of new admirers last season as his sparkling performances for Leicester City helped the Foxes win the Premier League title.

The Frenchman has continued his fine displays this term as Chelsea chase the title in Antonio Conte’s first season in charge at Stamford Bridge.

However, Fabregas feels that Kante deserves more praise for his all-round displays and not just his defensive performances in midfield for Chelsea.

Fabregas is quoted as saying by The Daily Express: “Unfortunately, football nowadays is based on your reputation.

“Now N’Golo is becoming famous for chasing around and making tackles that recover the ball and end up in goals, but he does other things very well.

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“But because this is now his reputation, people just look into this and they don’t look to see if he does something else.

“I think we are winners as a group. We hate losing but every manager is the leader of the team and he is like that too. So it makes us show it in a more positive way.”

Both Fabregas and Kante will be hoping to feature for Chelsea when the Blues take on Stoke City in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.