Mikel John Obi

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

[didierforever 7,349]

dear mother of GOD!!!!!

[bluesman2610 1,417]

Had to have made a bet that he would never score in the PL .. only way I see that happening logically lol

funny as hell though

[Styles 9,790]

You guys know what's going down tomorrow, right?

Mikel is going to put on an absolute masterclass in Newcastle. I can feel it.

Quote me and tell me I was wrong after the game. I dare you.

This of course requires him to start and/or feature for a large part of the game. Don't quote me if doesn't, innit.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

dear mother of GOD!!!!!

LOL That was some guy who was badmouthing Mikel before the game last season against Derby and said that he'd his name tattooed on his arse if he scored!

Credit to the guy for actually going through with it. Takes some massive balls!

[iseah100 5,612]

Mikel will score a screamer and be a rock defensively. Could take Matic's place for good tomorrow.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

I feel he will have world class performance that every big club will want him in january.

Maybe we should call him Lord Mikel? The second son of gods after Bendtner.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Mourinho on Mikel: "He's good; every time he plays he plays well, Mikel is ready, Ramires is ready so no problem." #CFC

[BleedsBlue 1,549]

I call him the Bus Driver.

[zolayes 14,489]

I call him the Bus Driver.

better named the Brake man

[Fernando 6,585]

Men this guy is slow!!!

[iseah100 5,612]

Hit on the counter twice. Matic is indispensable.

[The Skipper 20,609]

Hit on the counter twice. Matic is indispensable.

It wasn't his fault we got hit on the counter at all. Both goals were preventable and would've been if Cahill wasn't so bad at the back. Mikel had a decent game and stepped up well enough to at least lessen the Matic blow. Can't fault Mikel for anything today, he did well. There are other players we need to look at.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Hit on the counter twice. Matic is indispensable.

They're different players too, on top of what Skipper said. Mikel did well today, he was actually more positive in his nature then we're used to. He was actually trying to make strides forward rather than rest on his laurels (though that was more out of necessity than anything else). We know Mikel's limited ability, but he's not more liable than others for this loss.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Hit on the counter twice. Matic is indispensable.

What exactly did he do wrong on either goal, then?

The funnies thing about people blaming Mikel is that it is predictable from even before the match starts!

He had an very good performance, one of our better players today. Won almost everything in midfield in the first half, kept the ball moving well, and was vital to helping us keep the pressure on in the second half and even played a few excellent long balls into the box.