{"id":1265457,"date":"2022-12-15T10:48:35","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T10:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/15\/reasons-why-ngolo-kante-is-better-than-luka-modric\/"},"modified":"2022-12-15T10:48:35","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T10:48:35","slug":"reasons-why-ngolo-kante-is-better-than-luka-modric","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/15\/reasons-why-ngolo-kante-is-better-than-luka-modric\/","title":{"rendered":"Reasons Why N&#8217;Golo Kante Is Better Than Luka Modric"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<article>\n<p>N\u2019Golo Kant\u00e9 is considered one of the best defensive midfielders in the world. The French international, who exhibits great stamina, work rate, and defensive skill, has established himself as an indispensable player for every club he has played for.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Luka Modric is a more attacking-minded midfielder, known for his technical skill and ball vision. Even though both players are unquestionably brilliant, Kant\u00e9 surpasses Modric as the superior football player for two main reasons.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/c8598930a63945139713514709f71718\"\/><\/p>\n<p>1. Kant\u00e9 has unmatched defensive prowess. His ability to scurry over the field and thwart opposing attacks has earned him the nickname \u201cThe Rat\u201d thanks to his persistent sprinting and outstanding tackling. This was demonstrated during his stay at Leicester City, where he was instrumental in the team\u2019s historic 2016 Premier League title triumph.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/d62fef3016d04544a1294757a575ad27\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Modric, on the other hand, is not renowned for his defensive strength. He is a capable defender, but Kant\u00e9 outperforms him in terms of the ability to thwart opposition attacks. This is not to imply that Modric is a bad defender; rather, it is to state that his attacking play is where he excels.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/0a2ca78960ca44599351c75b63d3d6ae\"\/><\/p>\n<p>2. Kant\u00e9\u2019s work rate is simply incredible. He is renowned for his capacity to smother every blade of grass on the field, which makes him a nightmare for rival players to face. This was made clear in the 2019 Europa League final, where Kant\u00e9 gave an impeccably focused performance to aid Chelsea\u2019s victory over Arsenal. Modric, in comparison, is not renowned for his high work rate and prefers to save his energy for the game\u2019s more offensive stages.<\/p>\n<p>Content created and supplied by: Metizen (via  Opera<br \/>News )<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"copyright hide\">\n<span class=\"content\">    ,  .   ,     .       () , , , , , , , , .      \/ ,  and\/or  .     ,  , and\/or  ,      and\/or     <\/span><br \/><span class=\"see-more\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"tags\">\nFrench<br \/>Luka Modric<br \/>Modric<br \/>N\u2019Golo Kante<br \/>N\u2019Golo Kant\u00e9<br \/><\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>N\u2019Golo Kant\u00e9 is considered one of the best defensive midfielders in the world. The French international, who exhibits great stamina, work rate, and defensive skill, has established himself as an indispensable player for every club he has played for. In contrast, Luka Modric is a more attacking-minded midfielder, known for his technical skill and ball [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1265458,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3888],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1265457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nigeria-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1265457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1265457"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1265457\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1265457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1265457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1265457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}