Mikel in PL so far this season: Defensively he averages 2.8 tackles per game, 1.7 interceptions per game, 2.3 fouls per game, 0 offsides won, 1.5 clearances per game, dribbled past 0.7 times per game, 0.3 shots blocked per game and wins 1.4 aerial duels per game. Offensively he averages 0.5 shots per game, 0.5 key passes per game, 0.6 dribbles per game, gets fouled 0.7 times per game, dispossesed 0.6 times per game and 0.6 turnovers per game. He averages 60.9 passes per game, with an average completion rate of 90.3% and he completes 2.9 accurate long balls per game. He has 2 yellow cards. Other DMs in PL so far. Cheik Tiote (Newcastle): Defensively he averages 2.2 tackles per game, 1.2 interceptions per game, 2.2 fouls per game, 0 offsides won, 3.4 clearances per game, dribbled past 0.2 times per game, 0.4 shots blocked per game and wins 2.4 aerial duels per game. Offensively he averages 0.6 shots per game, 0.2 key passes per game, 0.8 dribbles per game, fouled 1.4 times per game, dispossessed 2.2 times per games and 1.4 turnovers per game. Also has one assist. He averages 44.6 passes per game with an average pass completion rate of a 83% and he completes 4.4 accurate long balls per game. He has 2 yellow cards and 1 red card. Sandro (Spurs): Defensively he averages 3.5 tackles per game, 3.8 interceptions per game, 1.4 fouls per game, 0.2 offsides won, 3.2 clearances per game, dribbled past 0.2 times per game, 0.5 shots blocked per game and wins 1 aerial duel per game. Offensively he averages 0.8 shots per game, 1 key pass per game, 0.6 dribbles per game, fouled once per game, dispossesed once per game and 0.5 turnovers per game. He averages 39.9 passers per game with an average completion rate of 86.6%, 0.1 crosses per game and he completes 3 accurate long balls per game. He has 2 yellow cards. Yaya Toure (Man City): Defensively he averages 0.8 tackles per game, 0.5 interceptions per games, 1.1 fouls per game, 0.5 clearances per game, dribbled past 0.5 times per game, blocks 0.1 shots per game and wins 0.9 aerial duels per game. Offensively he averages 2.1 shots per game, 1.7 key passes per game, 1.4 dribbles per game, fouled 1.1 times per game, 0.1 offsides per game, dispossesed 1.4 times per game and 0.8 turnovers. He has scored 2 goals and has 2 assists. He averages 84.9 passes per game with an average pass completion rate of 89.6, completes 0.1 crosses per game, completes 6.7 accurate long balls per game and completes 0.5 through balls per game. He has 1 yellow card. Only picked Sandro, Yaya Toure and Tiote as they are probably the only other 3 DMs of a similar quality to/better than Mikel. Wouldn't class Arteta, Wilshere, Ramires, Carrick, Scholes etc as DMs. There are positives out of these stats and negatives. Mikel out passes Tiote and Sandro but not Toure. Higher passing completion rate than all three. Completes more tackles than Toure and Sandro but not Tiote. Makes more interceptions than Toure and Tiote but not Sandro. Makes more clearances than Toure but less than Tiote and Sandro. Is dribbled past more than all three. Blocks more shots than Toure but not Sandro and Tiote Wins more aeriel duels than Toure and Sandro but not Tiote. Shoots less than all three. Makes more key passes than Tiote but not Sandro and Toure. Makes the same amount of dribbles as Sandro but less than Tiote and Toure. Gets fouled the least out of all three. Dispossesed the least out of all three. More turnovers than Sandro but less than Toure and Tiote. Makes less accurate long balls than the other three. Today he was very good in the pivot along with Ramires. Mikel - Made 5 tackles, 2 interceptions, 2 effective clearances, gave away 3 fouls. Made the most passes for Chelsea today. Completed 45/51 passes (88% completion rate) and 1/2 accurate long balls. Had 1 shot but it was off target. Was dispossesed once and had 1 turnover. Ramires - Made the highest amount of tackles for Chelsea today. 7 tackles, 2 interceptions, 1 effective clearance, gave away 1 foul. Completed 41/44 passes (89% completion rate) and 3/4 accurate long balls. Had 1 shot but it was off target. Made 1 successful dribble. Wasn't dispossesed once and had 1 turnover. Partnership in the double pivot is looking very very promising. Both are only 25, so they could be a main part of our squad for the next 5 years.
