Chelsea's head coach Antonio Conte praised his ward Ngolo Cante.

On Thursday, Cristiano Ronaldo won his fifth Golden Ball, repeating the record of Lionel Messi. Chelsea's Chelsea Ngolo Kante took the eighth place in voting.

"To be honest, I do not know if Kante will ever win the Golden Ball, given his characteristics," admitted Comte.

"But as for me, Ngolo is worthy of the Golden Ball. Each coach would give this award to Kante ".

Kant in the season before last was a key player suddenly won the Premier League Lester, then moved to Chelsea and did the same trick with the "blue".

In the current campaign on the Frenchman's account 12 matches in the Premier League and 1 goal.

In the nearest championship match, "retirees" will play against West Ham. The match is scheduled for today, December 9. The beginning is at 14:30 Kyiv time.

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