I can’t replace this Chelsea player – Tuchel admits

N’Golo Kante
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Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante got off injured in the Premier League clash against Tottenham.

Kante pulled his hamstring late in the game and has now been ruled out for one month.

Kante was missing in action against Leeds United at Elland Road last weekend, as the home side outran Chelsea in the middle of the park.

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has admitted that replacing Kante is quite difficult.

“For N’Golo it’s difficult to replace him, he’s unique,” said Tuchel at his pre-match press conference.

“We were full of hope after the pre-season because we built his pre-season very individually and he had a long pre-season.

“He felt good since many years he felt very very strong that he’d had a enough rest to be the player that he can be for us.

“We started with one game every week so the hopes were very high that he could play consistently for us.”