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Exactly but solid can be said about many players like Ferrera sometimes , Essien nowadays , Miereles , Malouda or Kalou ... those players can be called solid , such players should be either on our bench or on some other club's bench . I really can't see how he is called great by some people , he is so far away from achieving greatness !!

I thought this forum is a place to share our views as long as it's related to Chelsea FC and its players , sometimes you might not agree with me but that doesn't mean that i can't post my thoughts .

I really respect those who will defend their clubs and players when needed but that doesn't mean that we have to ignore their obvious flaws and claim players such as Mikel are "Great" or trick ourselves into believing that Mikel 25 now , who spent six years or more without any serious development will still improve and come to his peak later . Mikel is currently our best option for a double pivot role next to Lampard but hopefully next year Mikel will be nowhere near our starting 11. I have seen a lot of fans trying to come up with several excuses for the poor display of the likes of Kalou , Malouda , Mikel , Bosingwa , etc .... some posters here try to look into their best attributes and abilities rather than their very tiny contribution to the team !! We CFC fans need to admit that some of our players are not good enough to wear this club's shirt (Kalou - Malouda - Bosingwa - Ferrera - Mikel - Essien nowadays), No offense or disrespect for anyone , but showing your support for Chelsea isn't by defending the likes of Mikel when criticized but its by criticizing them .

I think you can accept the flaws of a player if he is adding some great contribution in some other aspect , we can accept Mata's lack of defensive ability because of his huge importance for the side's creativity . The problem with Mikel is that he does not add a lot offensively whilst he is not good enough defensively , he is neither the aggressive , energetic kind of midfielder nor the the creative , smart one as well !! Overall Mikel doesn't deserve a place in a top European club , but then again those kind of players are exactly why we lie 6th in the league .

First of , i would like to praise the work done on this forum as it's really astonishing , i have been a regular guest on this forum since my friend who you may know as Blionheart recommended this site for me and i am really impressed by the great work . I am looking forward to discuss Chelsea related topics with all of you true Chelsea fans . Let me start by wishing you all and myself a great night on a special 19th of May