Mikel John Obi

[NikeRise 1]

Mikel isn't needed when you have a better player in ake.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Where is Mikel when you need him?

[nadavTKL 1,787]

There's a chance he'll be fit for west ham at least? That would be good.

[supporter 3,088]

There is no option that Mikel recovers from his injury for Sunday?

Hopefully Mikel can be fit for Sunday.

I think it would be the best option for us. Mikel is very experienced and knows perfectly match the style of Jose.

Obviously Mikel is not Matic, but right now no one in the world is like Matic.

Nathan Ake and Ruben Loftus-Cheek are two great young players, but they are too inexperienced for this type of games.

We have to win our first title in two years either way. That would reduce our anxiety for our own ambition to win.

Mikel would be the safest option.

Ramires Mikel

Willian Fabregas Hazard

Diego Costa

Regards.

[stroey 2,525]

There is no option that Mikel recovers from his injury for Sunday?

Hopefully Mikel can be fit for Sunday.

I think it would be the best option for us. Mikel is very experienced and knows perfectly match the style of Jose.

Obviously Mikel is not Matic, but right now no one in the world is like Matic.

Nathan Ake and Ruben Loftus-Cheek are two great young players, but they are too inexperienced for this type of games.

We have to win our first title in two years either way. That would reduce our anxiety for our own ambition to win.

Mikel would be the safest option.

Ramires Mikel

Willian Fabregas Hazard

Diego Costa

Regards.

Who would you play if Mikel isn't fit?

[supporter 3,088]

Who would you play if Mikel isn't fit?

Hi Friend!

If Mikel is not recovered for Sunday, I would put Ruben Loftus-Cheek. Perhaps it is the most risky option, but Loftus-Cheek has very similar physical and sports features like Matic. His height, His body and his ability to distribute the balloon.

Anyway, I think Jose will go for Zouma. Come to think coolly, we need to put Zouma in a big match before the final against PSG, and perhaps the final of the League Cup is the best moment for Zouma showing that he can be on our starting eleven against PSG.

But I think we will play with Cahill - Zouma - John Terry ©. Cahill is very experienced and can be an important player for the final.

I prefer Loftus-Cheek for their features like Matic and not change our usual game system. But I think Jose will put Zouma and, thinking coldly, I think it might be a good decision.

Courtois

Cahill John Terry ©

Ivanovic Zouma Azpilicueta

Fabregas Ramires

Willian Hazard

Diego Costa

I think Jose will put this team, but if Mikel was recovered from his injury, I wish and I think Jose will put Mikel safely.

Regards.

Regards to ALL.

[Oscar 441]

There is no option that Mikel recovers from his injury for Sunday?

Hopefully Mikel can be fit for Sunday.

I think it would be the best option for us. Mikel is very experienced and knows perfectly match the style of Jose.

Obviously Mikel is not Matic, but right now no one in the world is like Matic.

Nathan Ake and Ruben Loftus-Cheek are two great young players, but they are too inexperienced for this type of games.

We have to win our first title in two years either way. That would reduce our anxiety for our own ambition to win.

Mikel would be the safest option.

Ramires Mikel

Willian Fabregas Hazard

Diego Costa

Regards.

Mikel isn't the safest option.

The spurs midfield is actually their strong point on their squad and like Jose, Pochetti loves a hard working balanced team.

He literally replaced big names/transfers in sandro, capoue, huddleston, dembele and paulinho for mason and bentalb paired up with ericksen. Unless, Jose plans to park the bus and counter, Mikel shouldn't be the option, it should be ake or even play a three midfield of ramires-cesc and oscar.

[stroey 2,525]

Hi Friend!

If Mikel is not recovered for Sunday, I would put Ruben Loftus-Cheek. Perhaps it is the most risky option, but Loftus-Cheek has very similar physical and sports features like Matic. His height, His body and his ability to distribute the balloon.

Anyway, I think Jose will go for Zouma. Come to think coolly, we need to put Zouma in a big match before the final against PSG, and perhaps the final of the League Cup is the best moment for Zouma showing that he can be on our starting eleven against PSG.

But I think we will play with Cahill - Zouma - John Terry ©. Cahill is very experienced and can be an important player for the final.

I prefer Loftus-Cheek for their features like Matic and not change our usual game system. But I think Jose will put Zouma and, thinking coldly, I think it might be a good decision.

Courtois

Cahill John Terry ©

Ivanovic Zouma Azpilicueta

Fabregas Ramires

Willian Hazard

Diego Costa

I think Jose will put this team, but if Mikel was recovered from his injury, I wish and I think Jose will put Mikel safely.

Regards.

Regards to ALL.

Hi friend,

Thanks for your answer,

What do you think of putting either Ake, Luis or Azpi in midfield? Don't you think that's better than Zouma/RLC?

[supporter 3,088]

Hi friend,

Thanks for your answer,

What do you think of putting either Ake, Luis or Azpi in midfield? Don't you think that's better than Zouma/RLC?

Yes, maybe put Filipe Luis in our eleven would start a good option. Filipe also can play helping our midfield.

It would be interesting places with false Winger Filipe on the left side ahead of Azpilicueta, and place Hazard along with Diego Costa on the front.

You may Filipe is the best option, but we must also take into account that if the match does not develop as we previously we want, we may need to use our backups to change the match and maybe Filipe is a player who knows revolutionize matches coming off the bench.

Filipe would give us many possibilities for Sunday.

1. Defensive options.

Cahill/Zouma John Terry © Azpilicueta

I prefer Zouma As false centre-back

Ivanovic Filipe Luis

2. Midfield options.

Ramires Fabregas Filipe Luis

Box to Box As false midfield

Willian Hazard

Diego Costa

3. Ofensive options.

Fabregas Ramires

Willian Filipe Luis

False winger. throwing passes to the Box

Diego Costa Hazard

An interesting and versatile option.

Regards.

Regards to ALL.

[supporter 3,088]

Mikel isn't the safest option.

The spurs midfield is actually their strong point on their squad and like Jose, Pochetti loves a hard working balanced team.

He literally replaced big names/transfers in sandro, capoue, huddleston, dembele and paulinho for mason and bentalb paired up with ericksen. Unless, Jose plans to park the bus and counter, Mikel shouldn't be the option, it should be ake or even play a three midfield of ramires-cesc and oscar.

Hi!

Maybe now Oscar is too risky option.

Oscar has been injured this month. That midfield with Ramires - Fabregas - Oscar can be a bit weak considering that Jose prefers the midfield with great strength.

So I think if Mikel is fine physically he will play on Sunday. Mikel is the type of player who loves Jose. But it is also true that Jose prefers to use Mikel using him from the bench to close games when we are winning.

It is a very difficult decision for Jose. Matic is indispensable

Regards.

[CFC888 219]

Mikel's manager has today stated that he had surgery on his troublesome knee three days ago and is now set to miss another 4-5 weeks.

"Mikel underwent surgery three days back. He is going to be out of action for about a month, maybe five weeks."

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/427874/Chelsea-ROCKED-midfielder-month-sidelines

[DH1988 1,273]

Ouch, thats a loss. Being serious too.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Terrible timing for that surgery. Ramires as DM it is....

[nachikethas 1,149]

what a timing. sigh.

[We Hate Scouse 10,286]

When you don't want him he plays, when you want him he doesn't

[lionking 10]

Last time we won the UCL Mikel was out of the final

Now we're in the Capital one final Mikel is out again.

is this a coincidence??

I foresee us lifting the trophy again.

Quote me when we lift that trophy!!

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Last time we won the UCL Mikel was out of the final

Now we're in the Capital one final Mikel is out again.

is this a coincidence??

I foresee us lifting the trophy again.

Quote me when we lift that trophy!!

The UCL? As in the champions league? What are you talking about?! He played all 120mins and was probably our MOTM after Petr!

[robsblubot 3,502]

The UCL? As in the champions league? What are you talking about?! He played all 120mins and was probably our MOTM after Petr!

Are you kidding me?!

without someone called didier we would have lost all the same.

Mikel did a good job defending along with the defense line, but the midfield (mikel included) did very poorly on ball possession and counters. Mata had a terrible game for example. But then we were playing Bertrand as a left winger.