No waay, Mikel was arguably our worst player after Bosingwa! I know what you mean by having a calming effect but you have to realise that this is only good when you're up against it e.g. United or Barca away. Slowing the game down like Mikel does only makes it harder to mantain that tempo. Take Busquets or Khaedira and compare them to how they spray their passes left and right but 90% of the time manage to push the team forward. You simply dont get that with Mikel!