Mikel John Obi

[NattyBlue 44]

Once he's fit just put him back in the team and drop Essien if ess isn't up to scratch again. From now until the end of the season I'm gonna put £1 on Mikel scoring a goal for us!

[termninja 5,290]

He's been so long with us now, I wouldn't like him to leave. Essien and Lampard need some playtime and with Ramires being in great form Mikel can captain our bench along with Drogba Still, if we receive a good offer then why not?

[Kostas 1,468]

but to be serious I'm a bit afraid of this dilemma, cause carlo has shown he has no faith...

is Mikel currently better than Ramires = No

Lamps? = Yes

than Ess? = Yes

Absolutely, however in Ancelotti's defense while Mikel is (currently) generally better than Lampard or Essien, his game offers less to our attacking play in terms of runs and exploiting space, which our team probably needs more than Mikel's passing ability due to all our attackers having a terrible touch.

He plays like shit after the injury

+1'ed the wrong post

[Clevemayer 764]

@Kostas,

well this is true but if you've watched us against Kopenhaben the flat 4-4-2 suits mikel superbly, he and Ramires have a great understanding, he didn't make that much runs forward like Essien, but he was caught out of position about 3 times, while Ess seems to be at the wrong side on the field nearly every time, and the runs mikel made forward against copenhagen have been pretty well I must say, was a bit impressed, we could see his offensive qualitiys against inter mailand last year (probably his best game for us so far) and he has hit the post 7 times alon this season, his shooting isn't as bad as ppl want us to belive, he just hasn't got the luck you need to bang this goals in, 5 cm lower or a bit mor to the right and he would've banged 7 goals in this term...

I think Mikel-Lamps and Ramires did the 4-4-2 pretty well against Copenhagen, if he can do this against other teams, why let him rot in the stands?

He's not our biggest attacking thread, yes but he is the most balanced midfielder we have and he has by miles the best passing and tchnique in our midfield alongside Ramires...

[5354 204]

Aganist the Kop game, Mikel 's header hit the crossbar, isnt it?

[Clevemayer 764]

Aganist the Kop game, Mikel 's header hit the crossbar, isnt it?

yapp its his header that hits the crossbar...

[Madmax 9,219]

well this is true but if you've watched us against Kopenhaben the flat 4-4-2 suits mikel superbly, he and Ramires have a great understanding, he didn't make that much runs forward like Essien, but he was caught out of position about 3 times, while Ess seems to be at the wrong side on the field nearly every time, and the runs mikel made forward against copenhagen have been pretty well I must say, was a bit impressed, we could see his offensive qualitiys against inter mailand last year (probably his best game for us so far) and he has hit the post 7 times alon this season, his shooting isn't as bad as ppl want us to belive, he just hasn't got the luck you need to bang this goals in, 5 cm lower or a bit mor to the right and he would've banged 7 goals in this term...

I think Mikel-Lamps and Ramires did the 4-4-2 pretty well against Copenhagen, if he can do this against other teams, why let him rot in the stands?

He's not our biggest attacking thread, yes but he is the most balanced midfielder we have and he has by miles the best passing and tchnique in our midfield alongside Ramires...

:goodpost:

Agreed mate - Our 4-4-2 will be so much better if we move away from it's current 'flat' midfield, and the only way that can happen is if Mikel plays alongside Lampard. Emenalo spoke about how the narrow midfield is a conscious decision, effectively admitting that Essien's defensive abilities aren't what they used to be and thus requiring Ramires's assistance. Mikel's presence would free up Ramires even more, and it will be advantageous to the team, like he showed yesterday against Scotland. The only downside of that centre midfield pairing would be that it's not very quick/mobile.

[ChelseaChick 430]

Ahh Mikel can't leave, he was class at the start of the season, he just needs time to recover from his injury! Carlo can't sub anyone atm for him because they are playing well, he needs to be patient!

[zolayes 14,489]

can't believe people are thinking of selling Mikel...the least prone to injury of our midfielders ..and one of the youngest..yes Manure would love to have

him ..all the more reason to keep him..

[Styles 9,790]

If Mikel is sold I will stop supporting Chelsea. :mellow:

[zolayes 14,489]

If Mikel is sold I will stop supporting Chelsea. :mellow:

I wouldnt go that far but you support is clear to see

[Styles 9,790]

I wouldnt go that far but you support is clear to see

Was only joking (thought that was obvious) but why would we sell a 23 year old incredible talent with 10+ years ahead of him.

I see Mikel as a future captain, the idea of losing him makes me sick.

[zolayes 14,489]

Was only joking (thought that was obvious) but why would we sell a 23 year old incredible talent with 10+ years ahead of him.

I see Mikel as a future captain, the idea of losing him makes me sick.

I knew you were joking but agree with you completely

[Rambo 1,729]

He could become a world class player if he gets regular playing time.

[Guest justin_3d]

Good player. It will be dumb to sell him unless someone comes with a 30 mill offer.

Other then that, he is a good player that needs to get back in form!