Kone, displaying dominance: thus, Ranieri can build Roma around his new Kanté

The French midfielder, who delivered a top-tier performance at San Siro yesterday, took on the role of halfback, a position previously held by Kanté almost ten years ago, a central figure of the legendary English champion team Leicester under Ranieri. “Kone a Thunderbolt.” Perhaps a somewhat overused phrase, but certainly after his… In his first … Read more

Kone: Unyielding in France, Yet Still Needs to Win Over Juric in Rome

And while last night many Italians were focused on the Azzurri’s 4-1 victory, 1200 km away from Udine, at the Stade Roi-Baudouin in Brussels, Manu was making waves in the midfield of the world’s strongest national team. Emmanuel Kouadio Kone. A name that is already familiar to Roma fans and is starting to be recognized … Read more