Mikel John Obi

[GeeMon 34]

I vote we make him our #10 so he can show is true national team identity.

[Phil Driver 503]

Believe it or not he played the same game at Basle as he did at West Ham ,contributed little or nothing in both games ,what was the difference? ,at West Ham he was not put under pressure and was allowed an easy passage AND our great players turned it on ,at Basle our great players were feeling the effects of the West Ham game (esp.Lampard and Oscar) and Basle put him under pressure (as Spurs did first half) and he will fold very quickly game like Spurs away and Basle away are games our holder should eat up ,when the defence do need protection and cover.

[lucio 5,418]

Believe it or not he played the same game at Basle as he did at West Ham ,contributed little or nothing in both games ,what was the difference? ,at West Ham he was not put under pressure and was allowed an easy passage AND our great players turned it on ,at Basle our great players were feeling the effects of the West Ham game (esp.Lampard and Oscar) and Basle put him under pressure (as Spurs did first half) and he will fold very quickly game like Spurs away and Basle away are games our holder should eat up ,when the defence do need protection and cover.

[Phil Driver 503]

It is as simple as this ,if this plays today we could struggle ,did nothing at West Ham and at Basle where he should have protected the back four he was missing.

The question still remains ,what the fook does he do?

[Clevemayer 764]

It is as simple as this ,if this plays today we could struggle ,did nothing at West Ham and at Basle where he should have protected the back four he was missing.

The question still remains ,what the fook does he do?

at least annoy you and earn a shitlot of money ?

[lucio 5,418]

It is as simple as this ,if this plays today we could struggle ,did nothing at West Ham and at Basle where he should have protected the back four he was missing.

The question still remains ,what the fook does he do?

did nothing against west ham except earn a lot of praise from the best manager in the world. must of been rubbish.

[Phil Driver 503]

No pressure on him at West Ham it was a stroll ,how did he do at Basle and Spurs when the back four needed protecting?

Jose is not stupid he needs to sell him and get rid of a drain on the wage bill. He can only hide in games where we are not put under pressure or we have the whole team defending and doing his job for him.

[Phil Driver 503]

Dropped again . And rightly so awful recently and not because he needs a rest.

[ChelseasMessiah 304]

Great cameo by Mikel, he was harshly benched but came on helped us dominate their desperate midfield.

[Phil Driver 503]

He never touched the ball ,good for him though and played in his proper position for Eighty minutes . Mourinho got team selection and tactics spot on and he was not the right player to replace Oscar after his dreadful performance in Basle .

[lucio 5,418]

He never touched the ball ,good for him though and played in his proper position for Eighty minutes . Mourinho got team selection and tactics spot on and he was not the right player to replace Oscar after his dreadful performance in Basle .

incessant cunt

[Phil Driver 503]

incessant cunt

Dont be so harsh on Obi !! He is not that incessant . He gives up very easily most times.

[bababoom 4,478]

So tired of this Lampard vs Mikel talk, change the fucking tune.

[Phil Driver 503]

incessant cunt

[CHOULO19 24,332]

incessant cunt

No need for that. If he annoys you that much, just stick him on ignore.

[Phil Driver 503]

incessant cunt

I am quite happy to see him on the bench ,it only annoys me when he plays .

[OneMoSalah 8,618]

Surprised Essien started and Mikel didn't, with Southamptons energy and high pressing I thought he would have been nailed on to start given his retention and shielding of the ball is very very good. Also on Lampard coming on, I was also surprised given that we normally play 4-2-3-1 and had Willian and Schurrle on the bench but it looked like we went to a 4-3-3 more than anything. Still a very very good second half performance by the team.

[robsblubot 3,260]

Surprised Essien started and Mikel didn't, with Southamptons energy and high pressing I thought he would have been nailed on to start given his retention and shielding of the ball is very very good. Also on Lampard coming on, I was also surprised given that we normally play 4-2-3-1 and had Willian and Schurrle on the bench but it looked like we went to a 4-3-3 more than anything. Still a very very good second half performance by the team.

His shielding of the ball is indeed quite good, but we all seem to disagree on how important that skill is, esp when he brings little/nothing else. I reckon it is also not very important to Mourinho either, especially having seen how his teams tend to play: quicker more direct style.

I just can't see Mikel fitting in that quick/direct style Mourinho typically employs where possession is really not that important (suffice to see our possession numbers so far in the season). I particularly don't like Jose's style so much, but he's the top manager so...