Makelele is not the only formidable Frenchman to have helped Chelsea to the Premier League crown. In 2016-17, having already formed part of Leicester’s odd-busting title triumph, [N’Golo Kante enhanced his reputation when excelling](https://www.goal.com/en/news/i-dont-feel-like-the-best-player-in-the-premier-league---chelsea-star-kante-plays-down-hype/pb0kl07v4auq1ulwybj7ra56k) for Antonio Conte’s Blues.
Could Caicedo follow that trophy-winning trend, having already savoured Conference League and FIFA Club World Cup successes? Poyet added when that question was put to him: “I was there in the game against Bournemouth and when you see the fluidity of the team going forward, everybody wants to score and you need someone who, tactically, sometimes people don't see where he's standing, where he's looking, where he's pointing to, where he's covering, like reading the game.
“And those are the special players that you named. Makelele, because of his ability to be ahead of the game. N’Golo Kante, because I never see somebody running that much in my life. I have seen players running, but he covered the whole pitch.
“I think it shows that we still need that player, number six, proper, old-fashioned, staying in front of the back four in every single team in the world. That sometimes with this new mentality of passing, passing, passing and Barcelona style or \[Pep\] Guardiola style or Spanish style, we forget about that central midfielder.”