Joey Barton Makes Incredible Claim About N’golo Kante Up Against Frank Lampard Or Steven Gerrard

Bad boy Joey Barton has made a very quixotic claim.

The man from Huyton thinks N’golo Kante will not stand the likes of Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard in a midfield battle. Interesting!

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Speaking on Robbie Fowler’s podcast recently, Barton said: “Some people think the level of the Premier League has gone up. I think it’s gone down.

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“I had a discussion the other day about who we’ve played against. Your (Frank) Lampards, (Steven) Gerrards, (Michael) Essiens, (Paul) Scholes, (Patrick) Vieiras, (Roy) Keanes. The creme de menthe of midfielders.

“They talk to me now about N’Golo Kante being an enforcer. I’ve played against N’Golo Kante. He wouldn’t have lasted a minute. They were all 6ft4 machines.”

Okay, I watched Barton up until his one last hurrah with Burnley, and heck! he really shouldn’t be in this conversation. Of the best midfielders to grace the Premier League.

You agree Barton was at best, average. No way near Kante level even in his prime. So he’d rather shove this opinion up his a*** because it makes little sense.

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Did Barton win a Premier League title? No. Did he win the World Cup? No. An FA Cup? No. Rather what he has is a long list of bust-ups and fines. Not good enough to talk about a world cup winner like that.

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