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WHS is the mostest, goodest and bestest user on TC. Divine mandates spews from his word hole whenever something important happens. He is also an Cockney reject that looks exactly like Mario Gotze.

Australians don't hate New Zealander. We think of you as an annoying little brother that overcompensates in one field which is rugby. Also if you hated us, half of New Zealand wouldn't be working and living in the great and most serene country of Australia.

The only thing I know about him is that in my Football Manager 12 he is one ugly sonofagun. Lazy eye and all.

To bad nobody can understand the Scottish accent so in the you wind exactly zero fuckers up.

I blame all of them on you

I missed it. To busy being a zombie.

@Peace., I'd give you more rep if I could. But I can't.

And I never said you said I said...(?) Haha, regardless a lot needs to changed for Mikel to succeed, and is he the player we want build everything around?

I've never had an agenda against him. JUST SAYING.

Full English Breakfast He pumps out what? One article a day? He may be divisive but you can't argue with that type of work ethic.

No...no you wouldn't because they have not even been mentioned. Only Mikel has been mentioned in this thread, because this is Mikel's thread if you want to whinge about the whole teams performance go read the matchday thread or something. It's not surprise that people only talk about Mikel in his own thread.

His body is falling apart...

The French could actually have quite a nice midfield three with Schneiderlin, Gonalons and Cabaye. Though it will never happen. Ever. All players can tackle, intercept and have quite exceptional technique with the ball. That is how I'd take Les Bleus foward.

I agree that a CDM should be dynamic. I for one want a player like Cambiasso was as a younger man. He was incredibly dynamic and criminally underrated. He has/had sublime technique, positioning and tackling. He and Makelele were the defining CDMs of the 00s. Two very different players also.

I literally can not comprehend how badly he played today. His positioning literally made me angry. Maybe one of his worst performances. Mikel can be a great player. CAN. He seems to excel in a three man midfield, when the team is playing slower more deliberate football. If the team wants to be an attacking expansive sort of side, Mikel isn't the type of player that can do the job. If the teams wants to play rigid, disciplined football, he is the man we want in the side, one of the better players for this style. Make a choice, he just can't cut it at a high tempo all guns blazing style. He is a water carrier, an anchor man. A type of player that is being phased out of world football.

He actually looks like this French guy I know in those photos.

Holy balls, was he terrible today. Not suited to a two man midfield.

Which one are you? The ugly one?

You'd think Soton are European Champions.

Mikel is probably one of the worst CDM possible for a two man midfield. Needs a three man midfield.

Mikel has been dreadfully awful. AWFUL

What did I say? WHAT DID I SAY?

What is he? A foward?

A few people were throwing around scored like 7-0 and now they are submitting to the might power of Soton.

No stiff upper lip here. All cards are thrown in and pessimism wins when the starting line up is reavealed. What happened to our arrogance of a few hours ago?