03 Feb 2018 13:25:06
Eds and reds who will be or is better Kante or Keita.

1.) 03 Feb 2018
03 Feb 2018 14:59:15
Kante by a long way.

2.) 03 Feb 2018
03 Feb 2018 15:00:07
At What? Different players.

Ones a better passer and ones a better tackler.

3.) 03 Feb 2018
03 Feb 2018 15:23:04
The two are entirely different types of player.

4.) 03 Feb 2018
03 Feb 2018 15:50:50
They play the same position with totally different styles.

Kante is a ball winner with a hugely under rated passing range who is great at running with the ball. His finishing is atrocious though.

Keita is rash in the tackle, but has an equally good passing range, and is just as good at dribbling. He is a much better finisher though.

They're actually not that different in their style of play aside from their mentalities. Kante is very defensively minded and always looking to stop the opposition breaking; more of a ball winner. Meanwhile Keita has a burning desire to get into goal scoring positions, and is a good goal scorer because of that. Both play box to box midfield roles, but they have very different attitudes to the game.

I'll have to say Kante is better based on what I've seen of them both though. He is 4 years older though.

5.) 03 Feb 2018
03 Feb 2018 15:59:11
Let’s wait and see how Keita copes in PL, unknown quantity over here at the moment. Kanye has proven he’s a top player Keita needs to come and do the same.

6.) 03 Feb 2018
03 Feb 2018 16:10:33
Kanye’s a bit more of a gold digger type though, all about the money. He’s got potential though, if he gets his head down he could touch the sky.

7.) 03 Feb 2018
03 Feb 2018 16:16:26
Kanye 😂

My first line was supposed to say "totally different mentalities". Their style is very similar.

8.) 03 Feb 2018
03 Feb 2018 16:22:03
Not very similar styles, both are midfielders, black and although slight In stature are quite str By. Apparently this seems to be enough to draw this obscene comparison (it’s not just you it seems to be a popular thing)

9.) 03 Feb 2018
03 Feb 2018 16:39:51
I disagree Barnes. They're stature is nothing alike. Kante is about 2 inches shorter and quite stocky, whereas Keita is actually pretty gangly. Kante has a low centre of gravity which makes him strong on the ball, whereas Keita's aggression is what makes him strong. He hits people at speed which is why he is so rash. If he mistimes the tackle he is hurtling too quickly to avoid clattering people. Kante tends to get himself in between the opposition and the ball in a fair more composed way.

Both players chase the ball down all over the pitch though, both like getting stuck in (albeit with diffent approaches), both like to run at the opposition and beat players, and both like to play through or over the top balls in behind. The only style difference I see is that Keita has poor tackling technique, and Kante has poor striking technique.

The main difference in them as players is that Keita will get to the final third and his attack minded approach means he tries to get into the box. However Kante's defence minded approach see's him sit just outside the box waiting to snap into a tackle if the opposition break.

Physical appearance doesn't come into it. They are different heights, different builds, and don't even look like each other 😂 they're just both high energy box to box midfielders who are great on the ball.

10.) 03 Feb 2018
03 Feb 2018 17:07:27
Kante is better but Keita has the potential to be even better.

{Ed0333's Note - That’s a very powerful statement Vakpa, some would say delusional. What do you base that on?

11.) 03 Feb 2018
03 Feb 2018 18:00:36
Like comparing Harry Kane and Kacey Keller.

12.) 03 Feb 2018
03 Feb 2018 18:37:33
I agree with that VakPa although better than Kante and you would have to be world class. Keita will get assists and goals and carry the ball forward better than Kante. Whether he can get close to kante's ball winning ability and positional play are the big questions for me.

I think he might well get sent off a few times while he adapts his game to the pace of the premier league. At 22 we should all hope he will be as good as Kante with some added end product.

13.) 03 Feb 2018
03 Feb 2018 20:09:11
Keita is far superior and 5 years younger than Kante.