“He’s an inspiration for every midfield player”, “What he does is incredible” – Denis Zakaria hails 2 Chelsea players at Stamford Bridge
According to reports, N’Golo Kante and Hakim Ziyech impressed Chelsea midfielder Denis Zakaria a lot during training at Stamford Bridge.
However, during the summer transfer window, the Blues successfully signed Juventus midfielder Zakaria on a season-loan agreement.
Zakaria has had the opportunity to learn from Kante, one of the top players in his position in the world right now, since moving to Chelsea. As a result, it is not surprising that the French defensive midfielder has won him over in practice.
In addition to Kante, Zakaria claimed that Blues winger Ziyech also attracted his attention during practice sessions with his incredible left foot.
He was recently quoted as saying by Football.london:
“Hakim [Ziyech] with a left foot – I never saw a left foot like it. Oof, it’s crazy. N’Golo [Kante] I think is also an inspiration for every midfield player. What he does is incredible, amazing.”
The Switzerland international went on to comment on the overall quality he’s found in Chelsea’s training. He stated that it is one of the best he has ever seen while drawing comparisons with what he had back at Juventus. He said:
“I can say here the quality of the players in training is one of the best I’ve seen. Of course, Juventus is also really good quality. But here, at Chelsea, I have to say it is really an amazing quality team. You improve yourself in every training. I came here to improve myself and that’s why I feel like it will be a good decision to come here.”
Zakaria has endured a slow start to life at Stamford, having struggled for game time since making the switch to London this summer. The 25-year-old has made just two appearances for the Blues across all competitions so far, with only one coming from the start.