🇳🇬 Mikel John Obi

[Jase 43,479]

Imo, Lampard played well because Mikel was picked

I don't mean or want to alienate anyone here in the forum but really, sometimes I just wonder why on earth do people reply to Phil and his posts about Mikel when he always slam him even when he's done well in games. Anything positive will always somehow by hook or by crook be turned into something totally negative.

[Phil Driver 503]

Imo, Lampard played well because Mikel was picked

What a load of bollox that is

[Strike 7,794]

I don't mean or want to alienate anyone here in the forum but really, sometimes I just wonder why on earth do people reply to Phil and his posts about Mikel when he always slam him even when he's done well in games. Anything positive will always somehow by hook or by crook be turned into something totally negative.

Oh yeah. My bad.

[ChelseasMessiah 304]

The shirt is his and he ain't letting go of it. He showed in the last 6 or 7 games for us what we need from a player in the pivot.

[Phil Driver 503]

Slow sideways passes are not what we need ,look at our first goal on Saturday a quick straight ball from the pivot by Lampard to Hazard before the defender could close and a flick by Hazard to Oscar and a goal ,it could have been like West Ham last season without that ,he did nothing on Saturday our top players won that. Jose has said he only has his uses in certain games ,so how is the shirt his?

[The Skipper 20,609]

Slow sideways passes are not what we need ,look at our first goal on Saturday a quick straight ball from the pivot by Lampard to Hazard before the defender could close and a flick by Hazard to Oscar and a goal ,it could have been like West Ham last season without that ,he did nothing on Saturday our top players won that. Jose has said he only has his uses in certain games ,so how is the shirt his?

If he was as bad as you're trying to make him to be why didn't Jose just take him off? Why isn't Jose using Essien instead?

[lucio 5,418]

Slow sideways passes are not what we need ,look at our first goal on Saturday a quick straight ball from the pivot by Lampard to Hazard before the defender could close and a flick by Hazard to Oscar and a goal ,it could have been like West Ham last season without that ,he did nothing on Saturday our top players won that. Jose has said he only has his uses in certain games ,so how is the shirt his?

we werent using a pivot and it wasnt his job to do quick straight balls. he held the midfield together so lamps and rammy could go forward and provide for the front 3

[The only place to be 11,313]

Glenn Hoddle saying he's never really rated him, plays too square, doesn't get it forward enough.

Is Phil Driver Glenn?

[Phil Driver 503]

Glen Hoddle another one who has him sussed . Perfect summary . Play forward when you can feed the three ,just like Lampard for the Oscar goal at West Ham .

[Phil Driver 503]

"Too slow and square" " Chelsea's build up is too slow when he plays"

[Phil Driver 503]

P,A.S.S.E.N.G.E.R Makelele would have loved that game ,a holding mid would have shone there,stop attacks win the ball and counter.

Nothing from him .

[Atlas Lion 1,223]

Really poor tonight when he was under pressure by Basel. Led a transition way too slow which fucked up our overall play. Everyone was poor tonight, but you need your central midfielder to stay calm and composed when under pressure and Mikel was far from it

[haranr 485]

Starter.

[lucio 5,418]

P,A.S.S.E.N.G.E.R Makelele would have loved that game ,a holding mid would have shone there,stop attacks win the ball and counter.

Nothing from him .

what did lampard do?

[bababoom 4,478]

P,A.S.S.E.N.G.E.R Makelele would have loved that game ,a holding mid would have shone there,stop attacks win the ball and counter.

Nothing from him .

So quick to write in the Mikel thread, i hope to see you in the Lampard thread as well because he was just as bad if not worse.

[Ainsley Harriott 2,732]

He wasn't good but he beasted it in the air

[Phil Driver 503]

Really poor tonight when he was under pressure by Basel. Led a transition way too slow which fucked up our overall play. Everyone was poor tonight, but you need your central midfielder to stay calm and composed when under pressure and Mikel was far from it

Very good summing up ,it was the game for him to take control and protect the back four and break up attacks and quick passing to counter,we got fuck all as usual he could not hide tonight . We need better this was a perfect game for him to really play well and he was a passenger.

[The only place to be 11,313]

Really poor tonight when he was under pressure by Basel. Led a transition way too slow which fucked up our overall play. Everyone was poor tonight, but you need your central midfielder to stay calm and composed when under pressure and Mikel was far from it

Have to agree. Played well at West Ham but then throws in a performance like today where he offers nothing going forward and no protection to the back four.

[Clevemayer 764]

Really poor tonight when he was under pressure by Basel. Led a transition way too slow which fucked up our overall play. Everyone was poor tonight, but you need your central midfielder to stay calm and composed when under pressure and Mikel was far from it

exactly but he isn't the central Midfielder, these are Lamps and Rambo...

not defending him but you should ciriticise him for things that were his faults, not enough interceptions and too slow transition. but if you're alone protecting the back four agenst 3 or 5 opponents then you can't do anything... how can one men defend 3 or five others? you only look like a headless chicken if you try...

again, had a porr game, but the whole team had, ind it wasn't only down to him... Oscar as RW and Lamps as CM are the weaklinks in this game...

[nadavTKL 1,787]

He's just a bad midfielder for this level. I always give him a chance when he does his job for a game or two, but then he shows not just how not special he is, but also so not clever enough to do his job game after game. thinking so slow, a real cowered with the ball and will always prefer the pass backwords but probably rightly so cause he can't pass it forword good enough, and he's so slowww, fast players passes him so easily. My eyes literally burns when seeing him and Lampard on the same pitch together.