Joshybizzle 109 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Mikel is a strange one, he has put in fairly consistent performances over the last couple of seasons that seem warrant him being in a higher level team, but without ever doing anything spectacular in fact the only time you really notice him is when he makes a mistake, other than that i rarely even notice he's in the side, probably because he's not got much, if any, offensive threat.He's a big powerful midfielder, great composure and technical ability when avoiding challenges or winning the ball back, but his tackle/interception stats have always been quite low, passing is usually 90%+ but that's because he tends to lay balls off left and right or pass backwards... SO MANY BACKWARD PASSES .. I don't think John is a bad player, but we've just gotten a huge upgrade in shape of Nemanja MaticPersonally, i hope Mikel moves on next seasons because i think he'd be a regular first team starter for say Galatasaray or Roma or someone like that and i'd wish him all the best, he might even get to play further forward like he does for Nigeria, unlikely though and for the rest of this season not a bad squad player to have robsblubot, didierforever, sureshot and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_juan 64 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 9 starts in 25 league games now for the only 'DM' in our team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze Mario 638 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 9 starts in 25 league games now for the only 'DM' in our team.you must be miss him so bad as you bump this thread huh m8? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjperdeath 2,226 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 you must be miss him so bad as you bump this thread huh m8? It's Phil Driver's second account. didierforever 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 9 starts in 25 league games now for the only 'DM' in our team.Talk about obsession... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bababoom 4,478 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 The thing with Mikel is that he doesn't give us enough in Midfield, all the big sides have DMs who offer something going forward, whether it's passing, the ability to beat players or a goal threat. Mikel offers none of that, he's a good defensive player, he offers stability, but watching Matic these past few games its crazy to think that Mikel lasted as long as he has. Mufassir08, BloodIsBlue and zolayes 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Las7 951 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 No I don't believe that for a second myself, what other defensive midfielders offer is movement.Mikel is slow and doesn't move enough which is his main deficiency - if you look at Lucas for example he also offers very little going forward but covers a lot more ground at high speed. In our system we need a more mobile player than Mikel in midfield - that's the reason Matic was signed and Luiz has been playing there on occasions. Mikel would be a good defensive midfielder in a system that didn't rely on him to cover large spaces as it's required in our current system. robsblubot and CHOULO19 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze Mario 638 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 It's Phil Driver's second account. who the f is that m8?and if he's englishman, so i basically not him, as my english so bad like the ape in 'rise of the planet apes' movieNo I don't believe that for a second myself, what other defensive midfielders offer is movement.Mikel is slow and doesn't move enough which is his main deficiency - if you look at Lucas for example he also offers very little going forward but covers a lot more ground at high speed. In our system we need a more mobile player than Mikel in midfield - that's the reason Matic was signed and Luiz has been playing there on occasions. Mikel would be a good defensive midfielder in a system that didn't rely on him to cover large spaces as it's required in our current system. one thing i like about him is the way he holding the ball. and when he put a trick or two there like roulette or something else.as for me, its ok if a DM dont cover big space on the field, but when opponent want to messing in his area, he have to pressing that hard. i dont see mikel do that. he just do jogging, and jogging like its a beautiful morning with no pressure at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjperdeath 2,226 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 who the f is that m8?and if he's englishman, so i basically not him, as my english so bad like the ape in 'rise of the planet apes' movieone thing i like about him is the way he holding the ball. and when he put a trick or two there like roulette or something else.as for me, its ok if a DM dont cover big space on the field, but when opponent want to messing in his area, he have to pressing that hard. i dont see mikel do that. he just do jogging, and jogging like its a beautiful morning with no pressure at all not you, I meant the guy who you quoted.. Ze Mario 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! The only place to be 11,313 Posted February 10, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted February 10, 2014 NEMANJA MATIC HAS MOVED THIS THREAD TO EX-BLUES Joe Cool, BloodIsBlue, happy_juan and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Cool 388 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Hopefully the people who had bent over and stuck Mikel's cock into their arses for all these years have finally got an idea of what having a proper title-winning calibre DM is like with the signing of Matic. Johnny Kills 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blu35_army 551 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 how much his prices??? are Galatasaray still interested in him??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didierforever 7,349 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 how much his prices??? are Galatasaray still interested in him???I heard somewhere that fiorentina were willing to pay 5/6mil for flabby anderson. Mikel on the other hand (despite his limitations and deficiencies) is a very decent footballer. Nothing less than 12mil I would say. Even meireles went for 8. Moreover he is still only 26. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benches not the shed 77 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Mikel is toooooo defensive , always likely to commit a stupid foul in a dangerous place when your backs are to the wall... I told him this to his face 2 weeks ago in a central London street, he didn't reply.. He just stared. Naser Alawdhi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_juan 64 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 A 10 minute cameo was enough to spoil our entire game plan. Should have rather played with 10 men than bring him on. The Chels, zolayes, The Skipper and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I heard somewhere that fiorentina were willing to pay 5/6mil for flabby anderson. Mikel on the other hand (despite his limitations and deficiencies) is a very decent footballer. Nothing less than 12mil I would say. Even meireles went for 8. Moreover he is still only 26.12 mill is a lot for us to pay them for that they should take him and Torres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Las7 951 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Never mind the fact that they were all over us even before he came on and Oscar/Ramires were awful in this match -blame Mikel didierforever 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didierforever 7,349 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 TC flow chartDid we win - Yes - post we are the best team in the world.Did we win - No - blame mikel even though he woukd be person least at fault. robdog 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 FFS, Mikel cost us the points again! Clevemayer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beigl 1,387 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 He would be much better in a 4-3-3 midfield as the most defensive player.In a 2 man midfield he isn't creative enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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