Spike 12,049 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Mikel's passing was sublime against Stoke. He made many more foward passes than a lot of fans give him credit for. English Freak, Kieran., Badboy and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
termninja 5,290 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Stoke game was just a match for him. We needed concentration and stability in order to break through their bus and he did well. Would love to see some killer balls from him though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! Aussiedan 154 Posted March 11, 2012 Popular Post! Share Posted March 11, 2012 People forget that his still only 24, most central defensive midfielders peak around 26, 27. Makelele was 29 when he first starting at Chelsea and he had a brilliant 5 year career with us.Mikel cops a little because of his goal scoring record but his not in the team for scoring goals. Spike, LDN Blue, Kieran. and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDN Blue 7,903 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 People forget that his still only 24, most central defensive midfielders peak around 26, 27. Makelele was 29 when he first starting at Chelsea and he had a brilliant 5 year career with us.Mikel cops a little because of his goal scoring record but his not in the team for scoring goals.Wow, he's been around forever as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran. 6,317 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 I account for his age whenever I analyze him, but yes I agree, people do forget his age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLionheart 516 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Whenever puts a half-decent performance some overpraise him as if he played like Pirlo / Alonso !!Mikel isn't good enough for a team that is supposed to challenge for EPl and UCL , he should be shown the door in the summer ... and his age shouldn't be a factor because he has showed no signs of development for 5 years . we should sell him now while he is worth something. Swedish House Mafia and Term-X 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran. 6,317 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Nah, Mikel is underrated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,439 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Whenever puts a half-decent performance some overpraise him as if he played like Pirlo / Alonso !!Mikel isn't good enough for a team that is supposed to challenge for EPl and UCL , he should be shown the door in the summer ... and his age shouldn't be a factor because he has showed no signs of development for 5 years . we should sell him now while he is worth something.And whenever he makes a mistake, he gets put down as if he's nothing more than a Lucas or Henderson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLionheart 516 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 And whenever he makes a mistake, he gets put down as if he's nothing more than a Lucas or Henderson.Lucas and Henderson are both better than Mikel IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swedish House Mafia 508 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Lucas and Henderson are both better than Mikel IMO.Lucas is actually a class act. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English Freak 456 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Lucas and Henderson are both better than Mikel IMO.Not sure about Henderson being better than Mikel. He's got alot to learn.As for Lucas, he's definitely improved alot, he was possibly Liverpool's best midfielder this season before that nasty injury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English Freak 456 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Mikel isn't good enough for a team that is supposed to challenge for EPL and UCL , he should be shown the door in the summer ... and his age shouldn't be a factor because he has showed no signs of development for 5 years . we should sell him now while he is worth something.Yeh, if we can get close to 15 million, sell him.If not, play him higher up the pitch. Never liked him as a DM...he doesn't even need to play DM cause Essien is back, Romeu is available.He's a useful midfielder to have in the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedsBlue 1,549 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Yeh, if we can get close to 15 million, sell him.If not, play him higher up the pitch. Never liked him as a DM...he doesn't even need to play DM cause Essien is back, Romeu is available.He's a useful midfielder to have in the team.At times he can be really awful but recent performances have shown that he has improved a lot.I think the best option for the club and Mikel would be to sell him.Mikel is young and should get some more game time than he gets at Chelsea.A few clubs will definitely show some serious interest in him and hopefully a team like PSG or Anzi will offer more than he is really worth.A deal around 15m would be fair and this will give Romeu and maybe even Luiz more chances to play as their preferred role. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francozola 2,040 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 I still think we need a better DM. Romeu seems to have disappeared off the face of the earth. This whole Barca "will he go will he stay" thing is going to become a fiasco as well. Essien is okay for now but if we can get a decent offer (18m that Juve are apparently going to offer) then we should let him go.It shouldn't be our priority atm since we need to focus on attacking midfielders and wingers but still, for the long term we need someone potentially world class if Romeu isn't committed/good enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 He was very, very good against Stoke and I want him to play against Naples. A composed CDM figure is pivotal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDN Blue 7,903 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Comparing Henderson to Mikel? LOL.For me Lucas is the best DM in the league, or was. English Freak 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English Freak 456 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 I still think we need a better DM. Romeu seems to have disappeared off the face of the earth. This whole Barca "will he go will he stay" thing is going to become a fiasco as well. Essien is okay for now but if we can get a decent offer (18m that Juve are apparently going to offer) then we should let him go.It shouldn't be our priority atm since we need to focus on attacking midfielders and wingers but still, for the long term we need someone potentially world class if Romeu isn't committed/good enoughIf we really want to splash some cash and make our midfield a bit stronger and sign a potentially world-class CM/DM, you'd have to look at Yann M'Vila at Rennes.David Luiz might eventually be converted into a DM but in the short term, I wouldn't mind seeing him as the back-up RB..(with Cahill & Terry as the CB's). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 mikel is usually the scapegoat for slowing down our play ,,,,but the whole of our team plays at that tempo as we have seen when obi hasntbeen playing Clevemayer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badboy 1,526 Posted March 12, 2012 Author Share Posted March 12, 2012 Comparing Henderson to Mikel? LOL.For me Lucas is the best DM in the league, or was.Comparing Henderson to Mikel? LOL.For me Lucas is the best DM in the league, or was.Nah the lad at Newcastle is better and a lot more aggressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English Freak 456 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Nah the lad at Newcastle is better and a lot more aggressive.Which lad? Barton's playing for QPR now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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