Mikel John Obi

[chelseathebest 150]

I thought he played very well when he came on. Mikel is brilliant in the big games.

Agreed.

I believe he should have started this game. The calmness he has is something you really need when you defend all the time.

[Phil Driver 503]

Did nothing when he came on ,one clumsy foul, at least it was higher up the pitch than he usually is and hardly plugged the gaps for the equaliser ,also turned the other way when Jose was looking for penalty takers and I dont think Jose liked that,Lampard was still covering more distance in extra time than Mikel . When I see a sub come on fresh and especially in extra time I want to see him making a difference , I never saw it .

[Kieran. 6,317]

I hate Mikel

We get it.

[Phil Driver 503]

Still not getting much minutes. Somebody please check on choulo19

[Stats 7,059]

Did nothing when he came on ,one clumsy foul, at least it was higher up the pitch than he usually is and hardly plugged the gaps for the equaliser ,also turned the other way when Jose was looking for penalty takers and I dont think Jose liked that,Lampard was still covering more distance in extra time than Mikel . When I see a sub come on fresh and especially in extra time I want to see him making a difference , I never saw it .

LOL, Mourinho would have asked Lamps to cover more distance than Mikel. Mikel did not do this because he is lazy. He done what he was told to and tbh I thought he done a good job. You look for anything to slate him, really. Even Kojo, who is not his biggest fan knows when to accept when he done his job but you are looking for the slightest of excuse to criticize his performance. He done well, what do you want him to do? Go out of his way to expose our defence and try dribble past 11 Bayern players? Of course not. It was a clear instruction for Mikel to just sit deep and Lampard do more chasing. Wake up and stop your blind hate.

[bleed_blue 136]

Was useless as usual in the 40 odd minutes he was on the field. The link between defense and attack that he was supposed to provide was completely missing. He took 9 touches on the ball to complete a grand total of 3 passes in 40 minutes. As a result our defenders had to step up for that role as well (luiz's pass to hazard).

He was just another body on the pitch in the game. 0 tackles, 1 interceptions in 40 minutes of football and people here are raving about him.

[Phil Driver 503]

Those stats do not count or the ones that show how poor our record is when we play ,the only stats that count are where he stands on the pitch .

The most telling stat we can see at the moment is the stat that shows him sitting in his fat arse on the bench and is about time people started backing Mourinho on this as we were all told that a number of managers could not be wrong when they picked Mikel ,well Jose is not picking him.

Was useless as usual in the 40 odd minutes he was on the field. The link between defense and attack that he was supposed to provide was completely missing. He took 9 touches on the ball to complete a grand total of 3 passes in 40 minutes. As a result our defenders had to step up for that role as well (luiz's pass to hazard).

He was just another body on the pitch in the game. 0 tackles, 1 interceptions in 40 minutes of football and people here are raving about him.

[The Skipper 20,593]

Was useless as usual in the 40 odd minutes he was on the field. The link between defense and attack that he was supposed to provide was completely missing. He took 9 touches on the ball to complete a grand total of 3 passes in 40 minutes. As a result our defenders had to step up for that role as well (luiz's pass to hazard).

He was just another body on the pitch in the game. 0 tackles, 1 interceptions in 40 minutes of football and people here are raving about him.

He came on when we had 10 men, we weren't playing football anymore. We parked the bus, and it was clear he was under construction to just keep it simple.

He provided added defensive solidity and such, which our offense to not completely sacrifice their attacking game (until late in extra time when we were desperately trying to hang on), but I don't even want to discuss it with you since you clearly hate anything he does.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Was useless as usual in the 40 odd minutes he was on the field. The link between defense and attack that he was supposed to provide was completely missing. He took 9 touches on the ball to complete a grand total of 3 passes in 40 minutes. As a result our defenders had to step up for that role as well (luiz's pass to hazard).

He was just another body on the pitch in the game. 0 tackles, 1 interceptions in 40 minutes of football and people here are raving about him.

And here, children - proof that stats mean fuck-all in football.

I have eyes, and those eyes saw Mikel do a very good job in man-marking and denying the likes of Ribery and Shaqiri - who were given freedom beyond measurement whilst Ramires was on to do their thing - the space and time needed to create a match-winning moment.

[Sheva. 5,373]

Lol link between attack and defence? we had no attack, Lukaku was playing as CM ffs.

[bleed_blue 136]

And here, children - proof that stats mean fuck-all in football.

I have eyes, and those eyes saw Mikel do a very good job in man-marking and denying the likes of Ribery and Shaqiri - who were given freedom beyond measurement whilst Ramires was on to do their thing - the space and time needed to create a match-winning moment.

And your post is a proof that yoy saw fuck all.

Or you dont really understand the game

[bleed_blue 136]

He came on when we had 10 men, we weren't playing football anymore. We parked the bus, and it was clear he was under construction to just keep it simple.

He provided added defensive solidity and such, which our offense to not completely sacrifice their attacking game (until late in extra time when we were desperately trying to hang on), but I don't even want to discuss it with you since you clearly hate anything he does.

Stop wanking over every mikel appearance on the field. He is paid to play football not for you to see his face and feel happy.

[didierforever 7,349]

i know i am not supposed to use words like "idiots" against whatever "opinion" is being generated by people but the level of #@$##$%#@ is immense. mikel might not be the best DM in the world, might not be the best DM even in our team when we dont even have another recognized DM, but to say he was poor against bayern is ,,,, well,,,, to put it very very very very mildly WRONG.

[English Freak 456]

Stop wanking over every mikel appearance on the field. He is paid to play football not for you to see his face and feel happy.

Whats your issue with Mikel?

He's still a useful player to have in the squad.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

And your post is a proof that yoy saw fuck all.

Or you dont really understand the game

Stop wanking over every mikel appearance on the field. He is paid to play football not for you to see his face and feel happy.

I suggest you have a look at this: http://forum.talkchelsea.net/topic/16732-opinion-tolerance/

[BlueLion. 21,491]

And your post is a proof that yoy saw fuck all.

Or you dont really understand the game

All it proves is you don't have the intellectual capacity to look beyond your own opinion. Goodbye xxx

[The Skipper 20,593]

Stop wanking over every mikel appearance on the field. He is paid to play football not for you to see his face and feel happy.

Wtf? I'm barely "wanking" over him. Is this what it has come down to now? Wow.

Anything slightly positive over Mikel and it's called wanking over Mikel. Wow.

[Phil Driver 503]

Can you really get banned for calling out a terrible footballer?wow.

bleed_blue, on 02 Sept 2013 - 11:50 AM, said:

And your post is a proof that yoy saw fuck all.
Or you dont really understand the game

bleed_blue, on 02 Sept 2013 - 11:51 AM, said:

Stop wanking over every mikel appearance on the field. He is paid to play football not for you to see his face and feel happy.

This is even on the icon list ,some people need to grow some and not be so precious,I think the main gripe is that he opposes your opinions,anyway Jose is confirming what we are saying on here and I sensed that when Jose looked Mikel in the eye when he was looking for penalty takers and Mikel turned away ,that was when Jose decided that Mikel does not have the bottle to play for us,he should be standing up to be counted with his experience when the sh1t hits the fan and he did not want to know and I sensed Jose learned something more about his character at that moment and it was further confirmation that he lacks the courage to play for Chelsea as well as the ability.