FIFA 21: 10 Players Who Will Be Totally Overrated
2. N'Golo Kante
N'Golo Kante: the most likeable footballer on the planet.
Being likeable should not save his sky-high rating of 89, though.
Kante is clearly an incredible player, what with being one of only two players to win back to back Premier League titles with two different clubs.
Mauricio Sarri was lambasted for deploying the midfield incorrectly, and while he is still as integral to Chelsea's midfield three as when he was first signed, he is struggling to recapture his potential under Frank Lampard.
When comparing Kante to the 10 best defensive midfielders in FIFA 20 to have made at least 15 appearances, the figures are not as impressive as his rating would suggest.
There is certainly nothing here to suggest that he should be the highest-rated defensive mid in the game.
He has the lowest tackles won and duels won percentages, no assists, is the only player on the list with fewer than 1000 passes and has the joint lowest pass accuracy, and comes close to the bottom for touches per match too.
All this talks of a player that is neither the creative outlet nor the defensive destroyer of his side.
With a lack of a clear role, Kante seems to be the forgotten man in the current Chelsea midfield.