When N'Golo Kante was taken off on 84 minutes in Chelsea's 2-2 draw with Tottenham on August 14, nobody could have envisaged that 179 days later he still wouldn't have kicked a football in acompetitive match.
The aftermath of the four-goal thriller at Stamford Bridge was dominated by Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte's now infamous bust-up at the full-time whistle. Many had forgotten Kante limped off with a hamstring problem, but former Chelsea boss Tuchel delivered a slightly worrying update when speaking to the media after the game.
"It seems another muscle injury, the hamstring," Tuchel explained. "He said he feels it is pretty strong, so no good news."
