Still extremely valuable on Friday evening against the Netherlands in the French midfield, N’Golo Kanté quickly extinguished doubts about his physical form and his performance on the field, he who now plays in the Saudi championship. The 33-year-old also has a pretty crazy statistical record with the France team.
A frustrating draw, but which has the merit of keeping the Blues’ chances of qualifying for the round of 16 of the Euro intact. Friday evening against the Netherlands (0-0), Didier Deschamps’ men failed to achieve their second consecutive success in the competition. Without Kylian Mbappé, the Tricolores lacked efficiency up front, and were especially able to count on – once again – a big performance from N’Golo Kanté in midfield to contain the Dutch attacks.
Kanté, invincible with the Blues at the World Cup and the Euro
Particularly valuable in his work of harassment and recovery in the midfield, the 33-year-old player has definitively dismissed the doubts which surrounded his selection to compete in the Euro with the France team. Less exposed to the media since playing in the Saudi championship, Kanté has shown that he has lost none of his physical and technical abilities. And his influence reflects on his partners, according to a statistic that is, to say the least, flattering.
Indeed, according to Opta, the Al-Ittihad midfielder has more matches without defeat in major tournaments (World Cup and Euro) than any other European player in history. It’s quite simple, with him on the pitch, the Blues have not lost in the 17 matches he has played (12 wins and five draws). For clarification, the elimination in the round of 16 against Switzerland during Euro 2021 (3-3, 7-8 on penalties) is considered a draw.
Tuesday against Poland (6 p.m.), during the last match of Pool D, the France team will need him again to validate their ticket for the rest of the Euro.
