{"id":407497,"date":"2018-03-07T13:58:16","date_gmt":"2018-03-07T13:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=407497"},"modified":"2018-03-07T13:58:16","modified_gmt":"2018-03-07T13:58:16","slug":"kante-fainted-dressing-room-chelsea-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/03\/kante-fainted-dressing-room-chelsea-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Kant\u00e9 &#8216;fainted&#8217; in dressing room after Chelsea training"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>N\u2019Golo Kant\u00e9 missed Chelsea\u2019s visit to Manchester City on Sunday after fainting at the club\u2019s training ground on Friday, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old reportedly passed out after a training session at Cobham, and later underwent cardiology tests. Despite being initially cleared to play, Kant\u00e9 felt unwell on Sunday morning and was left out of Antonio Conte\u2019s squad.<\/p>\n<p>As first reported\u00a0by The Telegraph, the French midfielder was attended to by team doctors seconds after slumping over in the dressing room. After regaining consciousness, Kant\u00e9 was sent to a specialist, who found no heart problems.<\/p>\n<p>The incident is thought to have greatly alarmed Kant\u00e9\u2019s team-mates at the time, and was brought into sharp relief by the news of Fiorentina captain\u00a0Davide Astori\u2019s sudden death\u00a0on Sunday.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"element element-rich-link element--thumbnail element-rich-link--upgraded\" data-component=\"rich-link\" data-link-name=\"rich-link-1 | 1\">\n<div class=\"rich-link tone-media--item rich-link--audio rich-link--pillar-sport\">\n<div class=\"rich-link__container\">\n<div class=\"rich-link__image-container u-responsive-ratio\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/180a2a18b3aa8dd3e3b802faad9fb67e3ea7dcc4\/342_44_2533_1519\/master\/2533.jpg?w=460&amp;q=55&amp;auto=format&amp;usm=12&amp;fit=max&amp;s=59334f11565b733c46d294798a8e96c3\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Astori played for Conte and several of his backroom staff with the Italian national team, and the Chelsea manager was visibly emotional in paying tribute to the defender before\u00a0the 1-0 defeat at the Etihad Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Kant\u00e9 has reportedly been given a clean bill of health by\u00a0Chelsea, and is available to feature against Crystal Palace on Saturday, and in the Champions League second-leg tie in Barcelona next week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Azpilicueta insists Chelsea have plenty to play for<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Chelsea defender C\u00e9sar Azpilicueta insists there is plenty to play for in the final two months of the season despite his side\u2019s poor recent form.<\/p>\n<p>Last season\u2019s champions are five points behind fourth-placed Tottenham, who visit Stamford Bridge on 1 April, but Azpilicueta is targeting progress on three different fronts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have lost a lot of games already and we don\u2019t have space to make another mistake. We have to go game by game, try to win all of them and qualify for the Champions League. We have three targets to aim for this season,\u201d said the Spaniard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are in a bad position at the moment compared with where we were five games ago,\u201d he added. \u201cWe put ourselves in this position and we are disappointed, but we have to bounce back.\u201d\u00a0<strong>Reuters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: Guardian UK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>N\u2019Golo Kant\u00e9 missed Chelsea\u2019s visit to Manchester City on Sunday after fainting at the club\u2019s training ground on Friday, according to reports. The 26-year-old reportedly passed out after a training session at Cobham, and later underwent cardiology tests. 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