For the second time in two matches, N’Golo Kanté was elected player of the match at the end of France – Netherlands.
Same jersey, same trophy, same player. As after France-Austria (1-0), N’Golo Kanté took the break after the match with the player of the match trophy, for the Netherlands – France duel (0-0).
With two POTM (Player Of The Match) titles in two matches, the former Chelsea player confirms that he is probably the best player at the start of the Euro. Already impressive in recovery against Austria, Kanté even showed another side of his game against the Oranje.
Kanté in great shape
Since Aurélien Tchouaméni had joined the eleven, Kanté played a notch higher. The former Caen player participated more in the construction of the game, with a certain ease. Of his 74 balls touched, “NG” succeeded in 89% of his passes (57/64). He also delivered three key passes, the passes that precede a shot, with 0.73 expected assists according to Sofascore. This is the sign that
his pass for Antoine Griezmannin the second half, had a strong chance of being decisive.
It’s probably not a very good sign to see a defensive midfielder have such importance in the game. But we must not be choosy, and are delighted to see Kanté, after two years of absence from the Blues, and despite a departure to Saudi Arabia which called into question his ability to maintain himself at the highest level, the darling of French supporters is in great shape. His abs also confirm it…
