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    PRIME DEBATE: Gündoğan vs Kante vs Casemiro
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    PRIME DEBATE: Gündoğan vs Kante vs Casemiro



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    4. Nights on

      Prime Kante, all time Casemiro, Gundogan overrated right now.
      They way people talk about him you would think he was in the top 5 premier league midfielders of all time.
      We will see how he is at Barca because everything points to him being a system player at City that get's overrated when he produces a clutch moment.
      Before this season he was barely starting more than half of City's games 😂

    6. Datdude on

      Suprised it isn't Rodri instead of Gundogan.Kante is a defensive midfielder.

      Nevertheless in terms of the total package(impact, accolades and ability)… I'd say… Kante>Casemiro>Gundogan

    11. Fundur on

      I dont think leicester win the league with casemiro in kantes role

      But i dont think Madrid win the UCL with Kante in casemiros place

    13. Proper Chels on

      Kante was arguably the best midfielder in the world over that 4-5 year span. Not best defensive mid. Not best box to box. Just best midfielder. Casemiro and Gundogan have never been in that conversation.

    14. S Mac on

      If this is strictly based on who’s the better player, bar for bar, Kante is genuinely clear. Gundogan and Casemiro have had better careers (not even by much) but just based on ability, Kante is genuinely so clear it’s not even funny. Kante is one of the greatest midfielders of all time, like top 20, maybe even pushing top 10. Casemiro & Gundogan are in the 40-50 range imo.
      Edit: spelling.

    16. S Mac on

      Adam’s only saying Casemiro because he’s a United fan…is Casemiro never went to United, he’d say Kante. Kante is so clear it’s unreal that this is even a conversation.

    18. Ivan Borisov on

      The guy who said Kante prime is behind Casemiro and Gundo is jokes really. Either he never watched all of them in their prime, or he is just extremely biased. Kante in his prime was shutting down whole teams alone, none of them are even close. In the Chelsea last champions league run Kante made fun of Casemiro (and the rest of the Real Madrid CM) alone, also in the final against City he was nowhere to be seen while Kante shined. So basically the other players in their prime become invisible on the pitch when there is Kante in the opposition team and I think that says enough about this debate. Kante was showing them levels.

    19. TY BlaiseR on

      Prime Kante was insane, the true definition of a defensive Midfielder but what people overlooked was his ball carrying abilities like when Kante ran with the ball he rarely got caught or made a bad pass.

    20. rhys746 on

      For me it’s Kante all the way. Absolutely love that player and gutted he’s left Chelsea but minus the injury rate, he’s exactly what I want in a player

    24. Evan L on

      Kante is miles clear. i like Casemiro as a Madrid fan but Kante might be the best defensive midfielder ever. he didn't win the most or have the best career but his peak was just absurd.

    27. Edyoucation on

      Kante is in a two-man debate as the greatest defensive midfielder alongside Sergio B. Gundogan is Fabregas-level. Casemiro is a winner and this generation’s Cambiasso, but won’t have the legacy of Modric, while Kante will.

    29. Sbuda comps on

      With Kante we don't win the UCL Kante doesn't have the disaplin and Casemiro have it Casemiro has the auro he man marked Messi for a lot of EL classicos for alot mathes made Messi drift right wing because casemiro was there scored in a UCL final and shut down Messi and Iniesta by himself for multiple matches his very underrated he's a better passer he reads the game and has better awareness of his position Kante he ne

    30. H 2 da I on

      Steve McMahon for me…. simply the best city player of the 90s. Today if he played…. would be up there in the list of most red cards. More than Xhaka

    31. Sbuda comps on

      Kanye is overrated the best DM Was always Busquets, Pirlo,Makalele,Xabi Alonso and Casemiro. Kante is not at that level technically and Kante was never a DM at Leicester it was Drinkwater who set the counterattacks and at Chelsea it was Matip and Jorginho.he is just a runner he is not a good passer.

    33. Jony TM on

      I think in terms of peak its Kante, overall career has to be Casemiro for me. Gundogan is sensational but I don't think he quite touches those two with Casemiro being a 5x Champions League winmer and Kante being one of the Key Players in a World cup winning France side, a Title winning Leicester and Chelsea side while also being arguably Player of the tournament in Chelseas Champions League run

    36. Sean Fernandes on

      Embarassing how people are siding with kante, casemiro in his prime scored a screamer in the round of 16 of the CL, against napoli which turned out to be the winning goal in the tie, gave the assist for ronaldos crucial equaliser against bayern in the quarter finals which ensured the game went to ET, gave the assist for ronaldos opener in the semis against atleti and then scored another screamer in the final which also turned out to be the winning goal, ALL IN ONE SEASON, oh and to say he was helped by modric and kroos is rubbish, he was loaned out to porto and that year modric kroos went out in the semis, he came back and did the 3 peat, won another CL in 22 and when he left, modric and kroos the following year held 4 to city.

      Casemiro sits on the table with some of the greatest 6s ever, compare him with busquets, pirlo or xabi alonso, not these bums

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