Kante .. “Against the Clock” race!

Anwar Ibrahim (Cairo)

No sooner had French midfielder N’Golo Kante recovered from the injury that prevented him from playing two months ago, “last August 14”, until she returned again, and in the same place, to enter the world champion crowned “World Cup Russia 2018.” In complicated calculations, 35 days before the start of the World Cup, next November 20. And the newspaper “L’Equipe” stated in a report that Kante, who is an essential and indispensable element in the “roosters” team, may continue his absence until the beginning of November, at which time the “countdown” will begin for the start of the “World Cup”, without making sure of Kante’s full readiness to play. , so that he can play some of his team’s matches, before announcing the list of “Roosters” on November 9, after it became certain that he would not participate in the next five matches for his team from now until the end of this month.
Unless an unexpected surprise occurs – and the newspaper said – Kante can play two matches, before announcing his country’s squad, the first on November 2 against Dynamos West in the Champions League, and the second on November 6 against Arsenal in the English Premier League, and may be added to these two matches. A third match against Manchester City in the FA Cup on the same day as the “Roosters” list was announced, and then a fourth match against Newcastle in the Premier League on November 12.

The newspaper said that Kante’s ability to play all these matches means that he will be fully ready to catch up with the “World Cup”, where France will play its first match on November 22 against Australia.
The newspaper concluded its report by saying: Kante will run a race “against the clock”, in order to achieve his dream of participating in the “World Cup”, which is the same dream of Didier Deschamps, the coach who relies on him heavily, along with Paul Pogba, his colleague in the middle of the field, who still doubts About the possibility of his participation in the “World Cup”, which puts the coach in an unenviable position, for the loss of the two most important elements in the midst of the “roosters”.