Mikel John Obi

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Best of luck to Omeruo, Moses and Mikel as Nigeria plays Ethiopia today 3pm on BT Sports

They have a 2-1 away lead. Their chances are looking good.

[Phil Driver 503]

I think Mourinho is meticulous enough to know that from now on he's a starter for us. We look much stronger and cohesive with him in the side. He strengthens our back 5, allows Ramires to roam up and down, and lets our attacking wizards to cause havoc.

Yes he's not world-class but he's a good player that suits us until we sign someone better.

The difference between this theory and some of Newtons are that Newton's were proved to be correct,Jose is meticulous enough to know that this theory is all wrong and a theory is just that until proven to work on the pitch and it never has. .

[ChelseasMessiah 304]

The difference between this theory and some of Newtons are that Newton's were proved to be correct,Jose is meticulous enough to know that this theory is all wrong and a theory is just that until proven to work on the pitch and it never has. .

Mikel has played well in his last five games for us Phil, that you can't deny.

[Phil Driver 503]

Mikel does not have the ability to play well for us ,it all depends on if slow square passes after three touches constitute "played well", I agree some see this as great .

He does nothing in my book and his so called positives ie slowing our play down and negating our counter attack are not positives,some may feel that a couple of touches and a sideways/backwards pass are great ,he is not a great defensive midfielder like Makelele who also had the ability to see a quick short forward pass and would win the ball back for us high up the pitch enabling us to counter .

Jose has seen this already ,he is not good enough for us and will never be a first choice under Jose ,as soon as he gets the chance to play he will let us down and he will at West Ham if selected ,like he did last season where he was gutless and slow,in a London derby he will be eaten alive like at Spurs . The only thing making him look good at th moment is his lack of minutes.

[y10edn 185]

Watch Mikel, Victor and Omeruo playing in Nigeria v Italy live now on firstrow scores2-1 half time.

So far Mikel and Victor make Rossi and Ballotelli look like kids.

[y10edn 185]

Ballotelli just scored for Italy 2-2

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Ameobi is having the game of his life. Moses doing pretty well too.

[ChelseasMessiah 304]

That's yet another good game under Mikel's belt then.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

What a great game! Very entertaining from both teams and both were very unlucky not to get a third. Italy really pushing for a winner in the final minutes here.

[kellzfresh 7,226]

They got tired in the 2nd half from playing an important match just on saturday, so italy began to press more then. But was a thoroughly entertaining game from both teams

[haranr 485]

Mikel can be very good defensively.

[ChelseasMessiah 304]

Mikel can be very good defensively.

He is excellent defensively, he can shield the ball like a boss and spray a pass. That's why he should be playing.

[The only place to be 11,313]

Mikel can be very good defensively.

Maybe, but the defining characteristic of his time at Chelsea has been his inconsistency. I'm sure anyone of us here can mention a few games where he's cost us with defensive lapses.

[Sheva. 5,373]

Good performance. Everything looked under control with a proper DM in there, and Lampard was able to do what he does best.

[yuvala 2,167]

Bossed it.

[The Skipper 20,593]

This guy's composure is insane.

[Strike 6,965]

Good performance. Team looked far more secure defensively

[JDY 1,290]