Former Super Eagles player, Sunday Oliseh expressed his dissatisfaction with Chelsea manager Frank Lampard for employing N’Golo Kante in an inappropriate position.
Fireworks were let off at the Emirate Stadium when Arsenal defeated Chelsea 3-0 in the London Derby, shortly after their disappointing loss to Manchester City.
The former SV 19 Straelen manager, who was watching the game, noticed World Cup winner, Kante was being played out of position. He was unimpressed with the Blues’ performance throughout the course of the game’s 90 minutes and questioned why France international Kante was not used in his normal position
Oliseh, a gold medalist at the Olympics and the Africa Cup of Nations, who formerly played as a defensive midfielder had already already made a point of praising Kante’s skill and identifying with Wilfred Ndidi.
But Kante, who settled to the right side of the midfield alongside Enzo Fernández and Mateo Kovacic in Lampard’s 4-3-3 formation, displeased Oliseh after the game.
On the otherhand, Oliseh praised Arsenal’s effort against the Stamford Bridge outfit in his reaction to the match’s outcome on twitter. “Arsenal was on fire vs. Chelsea!” he wrote.
“I am totally dumbfounded by Chelsea and most especially how on earth it is possible, for N’golo Kante, who has won virtually everything with Chelsea and France as the greatest defensive midfielder of his generation, is continually played out of position!” he continued.
The defeat leaves Lampard without a win since taking over from Graham Potter as interim manager.
Meanwhile, Arsenal returned to the top of the league with their victory. A brace from captain, Martin Odegaard and a strike from Gabriel Jesus ensured the Gunners remain in contention for the league title.
Chelsea is currently positioned in the lower half of the English Premier League standings, and a further defeat could cause them to fall even further when they play Manchester United, Manchester City, and Newcastle.
