N’Golo Kante is the anti-Paul Pogba, and given the state of Manchester United, playing opposites might not be a bad way to go.
A report over the weekend claimed Erik ten Hag wants to sign N’Golo Kante this summer to ‘kick-start his Manchester United rebuild’, with the new boss aware of the ‘drastic surgery’ required for his midfield ‘to become more energetic, decisive and competitive’.
Those buzzwords serve both as excellent descriptors of Kante’s qualities, and perfect antitheses of the compatriot he would be replacing. United want an unassuming, diminutive, industrious midfield machine to replace a spotlight-hunting, energy-sapping, rift-causing, transfer-baiting, work-shy waste of time, money and resources.
Too much? Probably. The point is Kante is as easy as Pogba is difficult. They’re both brilliant footballers and have dovetailed wonderfully at times for the French national team, with one man’s strengths the other’s weaknesses. But while Pogba’s pageantry is a blessing for France, who have the pleasure of him in short spells during international breaks or at major tournaments, with his club that very same pomp has proven to be a grind. He’s hard work.
Pogba is that larger than life mate who turns up to the stag do, gets the drinks in and runs the games, to lead you briefly to wonder why he’s not been part of the pub quiz team for the last 25 Thursdays, only for you to remember exactly why as he ends the night tying the groom to a lamppost and forcing him to drink beer through the best man’s arse crack.
Kante is present for all the activities, alternating pints of beer with tumblers of water, goes out on the coffee run the next morning, before answering questions about the shadow cabinet or what type of alien Mr Spock is down The Swan a couple of days later.
He’s half Vulcan, half human, by the way – don’t rake up old graves.
Truth is we should’ve signed Kante ages ago back when we signed Pogba
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