Clevemayer 764 Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 I thought Mikel was solid today. A couple misplaced passes, but overall, he looked very tidy, and his first touch was exceptional, I think, which was important when playing against high-pressing teams. Also, it was nice to see him push forward when he needed to.had the same impression of him, nice to see him adding a bit off aggresiveness to his gameplay but I'm not gett'n overexcited he had some games in the past where he seemed to finally get this better attitude and then it faded away... hope he can keep it up, hat some nice interceptions ant tackles and feeded our creative players pretty well with his crisp passing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 After Hazard he was our best man yesterday. Was solid in the middle, covered for Iva several times and dictated the tempo throughout the game. Excellent performance all around. I also like his relation with Hazard: Mikel seemed always to be able to find Eden in a good position. Glad to see the two have a good understanding.I have big expectations for John this season; with Song gone he should be the best DM in the league. sleazyB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzchap 8,966 Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 I'm still not sure where this hate for Mikel against Reading comes from?Admittedly, I only watched the highlights - but he looked to be playing really well - and much more adventurous! Isn't that what everybody wanted? The poor lad cannot win.I was critical of him during pre-season, but he seems to have improved in PL and will just keep getting better - he has the ability to be the new Essien, he just needs some belief and forgiving fans... zolayes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYC. 7,542 Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 I agree with Stewie. Thought he had a good game. Good interceptions and some good tackles. Also provided pretty good support to the attacking players and hardly giving the ball away as usual. No complaints really. Muzchap and Stats 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax 9,219 Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Sssh don't say it out loud, this praise goes against the general tide of ''Go away you're so shit'' comments directed at him recently. Muzchap 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran. 6,317 Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 His run on the left wing yesterday Pacquiao, Sheva. and Muzchap 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleazyB 58 Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Yeah he very good yesterday. Everyone around him, trusts him, and he distributed the ball very well. Guess he has his hater-blockers on! TorontoChelsea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cujo101 75 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Sorry but Mikel is not a 1st choice holding midfielder. Just not good enough. I think back to the days of Makelele & Deschamps and John Obi cannot hold a candle to them. Any of Tiote, Cabaye, M'Vila, Capoue & Biglia would all be an improvement. BLionheart and RamiCFC9 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! Ramzi 233 Posted August 24, 2012 Popular Post! Share Posted August 24, 2012 Sorry but Mikel is not a 1st choice holding midfielder. Just not good enough. I think back to the days of Makelele & Deschamps and John Obi cannot hold a candle to them. Any of Tiote, Cabaye, M'Vila, Capoue & Biglia would all be an improvement.Seriously??? The only one close to Mikel is Tiote who is very overrated IMO, Mikel>Tiote CHOULO19, pHaRaOn, sleazyB and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedsBlue 1,549 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Its sad to see that most of our fans are always disappointed with the players we have right now.Its not possible for us to buy all the hot talents every transfer window.Mikel is a good player and had he been playing for some other top club,you all would be hoping he was a Chelsea player. TorontoChelsea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Sorry but Mikel is not a 1st choice holding midfielder. Just not good enough. I think back to the days of Makelele & Deschamps and John Obi cannot hold a candle to them. Any of Tiote, Cabaye, M'Vila, Capoue & Biglia would all be an improvement.true about the two players who have retired NOT about the current ones you listed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevemayer 764 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Capoue is one of my favourits and I think for that price tag he's a bargain compared to tiote and M'vila... but still Mikel is better then BOTH... god... when will all of you get it, Mikel is here now for SEVEN Years and since three years he's 1st choice, whether you like it or not... If all this players where that much better then we would've bought them allready with RDM at the helmit and that spendingspree we had this summer, and its not even like hes a fans favourit like lamps or jt... Muzchap 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzchap 8,966 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Yup - it's a hard role to play though and get any thanks...How I see that role is the same as 'IT Support' - everything works, nobody knows you exist, the minute it breaks you are slagged off until it's working and again nobody knows you exist... You can never improve things for the person, just return to normal. No, never worked in IT Support - but manage a team that does So yes i get angry/frustrated with him - but against Reading he really and i mean REALLY tried to be the player he should be and it was really encouraging... A few more games, bit more confidence and we'll be Tiote who?Roll on Saturday - c'mon Mikel, show Tiote as the imposter he is (P.S. Makalele was probably the BEST EVER DM - any comparisons to 'normal modern footballers' are unfair!) Clevemayer and Bir_CFC 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,571 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 You're on the anti-Mikel bandwagon too? Ridiculous.Carry this conversation in the Mikel thread.I'm watching him playing and i'm really can't find what he does in the starting 11.Slow game,Slow reaction,Bad tackles, Ball losses. BLionheart and RamiCFC9 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif 6,006 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 How can anyone say that Mikel is better than M'Vila, Biglia or Capoue? RamiCFC9 and BLionheart 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzchap 8,966 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Guys he's not as bad as we think, there's a lot worse and only a few better... I would like Fellani in that role for us... If we did decide to replace Him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsblubot 3,595 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Mickel is still fairly young... I think he is still a good prospect, but needs to work on (agree with poster above) his reaction and possession. Holding midfielders cannot be bad passers, and by bad I mean one bad pass is enough to determine a loss.As a holding mid he also needs to cover forward runs of other players, which also demands mobility. A forward run by someone like Luiz should NEVER leave the team exposed if the team mechanics are working and the holding mid ,along with CMs, are doing their job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Sorry but Mikel is not a 1st choice holding midfielder. Just not good enough. I think back to the days of Makelele & Deschamps and John Obi cannot hold a candle to them. Any of Tiote, Cabaye, M'Vila, Capoue & Biglia would all be an improvement.Tiote is not a holding midfielder. He's a midfield destroyer. Nor is Cabaye, Biglia or Capoue.If Mikel is so shit, why haven't the club been avidly searching for a replacement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,571 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 The Skipper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superblue 6,372 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Tiote is not a holding midfielder. He's a midfield destroyer. Nor is Cabaye, Biglia or Capoue.If Mikel is so shit, why haven't the club been avidly searching for a replacement?^^This.A player in his early twenties cannot continue playing in central midfield for one of the biggest clubs in the world with the number of managerial changes we have made without being a very good and trusted footballer. With the exception of AVB, all the other managers the club has had have made him a big part of their plans...and we are talking some of the best managers in world football within that group! The Skipper, zolayes and TorontoChelsea 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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