Makelele: Don't call it 'Makelele position' call it 'Kante position'

Former Chelsea superstar defensive midfielder, Claude Makelele has described N'Golo Kante as a new worthy owner of the name 'Makelele Position' which is nicknamed after him for his role in revolutionizing the way defensive midfield position is played.

Makelele, who is now assistant manager at Swansea is confident that the Player's Player of the Year and Football Writers’ Association player of the year, N'Golo Kante is primed to have the role renamed after him as 'Kante Position'

Makelele said: ‘Every time I watch N’Golo Kante, I see so much desire in him, so much focus and so much dtermination to make himself a better player with every game,’ he wrote.

‘He was the heartbeat of the Leicester team, but it was also like taking a bulldog for a walk – you had to keep pulling him back because he had so much energy.


‘Now N’Golo has added intellingence. He appreciates the position of his team-mates more and how to play in a more sophisticated system where it’s not all about running and tackling, but the decisions he makes.

‘Some players are meant to be superstars, but some – like N’Golo and myself – must be happy making other people look good.

‘Next season we will see him become even better because he will have the challenge of the Champions League. He is also part of a fantastic generation of young players coming through for France, which will also see him develop.

‘And I am glad. People talk about the Makelele position, but I am old and it’s time everybody called it the Kante position. N’Golo deserves that.’