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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Chelsea goalkeeper, Edouard Mendy, has named N\u2019Golo Kante as the \u2018indispensable\u2019 player in the Blues squad.<\/p>\n

The Senegalese international also described Kante as \u2018a complete player\u2019 for his performances for Thomas Tuchel\u2019s side this season.<\/p>\n

Kante played a key role in Chelsea\u2019s Champions League triumph this season.<\/p>\n

Champions League final: Tuchel gives update on Kante, Mendy facing Man City<\/p>\n

The France midfielder saved his best performances for the semifinals and final to help his side win the Champions League.<\/p>\n

Speaking to L\u2019Equipe, Mendy said, \u201cHe [Kante] is someone who doesn\u2019t like to be in the spotlight and receive praise, but he\u2019s indispensable to any team.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe work he does on the field is just amazing.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe really is a complete player.\u201d<\/p>\n

Man City vs Chelsea: Eduoard Mendy makes Champions League history<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Chelsea goalkeeper, Edouard Mendy, has named N\u2019Golo Kante as the \u2018indispensable\u2019 player in the Blues squad. The Senegalese international also described Kante as \u2018a complete player\u2019 for his performances for Thomas Tuchel\u2019s side this season. Kante played a key role in Chelsea\u2019s Champions League triumph this season. Champions League final: Tuchel gives […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":44473,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,28,18,26],"tags":[1570,2140,485,3164,254],"class_list":["post-44474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-homepage-english","category-sport","category-twitter","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-nigeria-2","tag-chelsea","tag-edouard-mendy","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"\nMendy names \u2018indispensable\u2019 player in Chelsea squad - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Chelsea goalkeeper, Edouard Mendy, has named N\u2019Golo Kante as the \u2018indispensable\u2019 player in the Blues squad. 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