Mikel John Obi

[CHOULO19 24,332]

He was poor against Swansea. Slowed us down and seemed like he reverted back to the old Mikel...

He was slow because the four in front of him were poor and static. It's amazing how people can't refuse to come to that obvious conclusion.

[TorontoChelsea 4,064]

He was slow because the four in front of him were poor and static. It's amazing how people can't refuse to come to that obvious conclusion.

He was also asked to play in the Ramires/Lampard role in the midfield which he is simply not cut out for. Can't blame him for that.

[pHaRaOn 2,131]

He made some good blocks and interceptions against Swansea. He was not poor.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

He was also asked to play in the Ramires/Lampard role in the midfield which he is simply not cut out for. Can't blame him for that.

Yeah that too. But it really annoys me that he is expected to create passes out of nothing. If the players in front of him can't find space to receive the ball how can he pass?

[Amblève. 4,995]

Didn't expect Mikel to score (or at least kind of it)

[Naked Mole Rat 437]

I thought he was immense along with Ramires. Those two are like a brick wall.

[nachikethas 1,149]

i never seen him in an attcking mode like yesterday night.. so many touches in the last half...

for me mikel is best thing that happened after munich this year..

[Rmpr 8,977]

I thought he was immense along with Ramires. Those two are like a brick wall.

DISAGREE

Mikel wasnt bad, but he was positioning himself wrongly in some dangerous Shak attacks. He left our midfield exposed and that reflected in Bertrand poor performance.

Ramires just got schooled by Fernandinho, but he had a good attitude towards the end of the match.

[Kieran. 6,317]

Jooooooooooohn Obi Miiiiiiiiiiiiiiikel, I wanna know-ow-ow-ow-ow, how to score a goal!

Get in an offside position I guess...

[Nando 106]

He was so pumped up through out the game. Maybe he'll score against Juve if he has the same attitude.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

I did not like his performance last night. he tried to go forward too much and ended up out of position when we lost the ball which is always scary because you can't rely on Ramires to hold a player up or delay the opposition attack.

[ja1 1,166]

Loved the jubilation on his face when he 'scored', felt sorry for him after it was taken away.

[Kez 2,727]

He was so far forward last night, went absolutely crazy when he scored, was gutted for him for it to be ruled offside. Nearly seen Mikel's first goal in the flesh.

Although had he been onside he'd have probably missed

[Kojo 4,676]

How many more excuses to make for him?, I've had plenty of times to come in here and critizise him but I've never, I've actually been patient and give him some time to see if he can be useful this season.

But he's still not good enough, really hope he is ridden of at the end of the season and get a new player there.

He offers nothing upfront either, this maybe unimportant for a DM, but really 160 premier league matches and 0 goals?. Not that it should matter but most fulbacks have a better record than that. Doesn't really fit our system or anything, DM's are meant to be the most consistent, and a few decent games in a row isn't enough for me.

[zolayes 14,489]

grow up

[OneMoSalah 8,614]

Mikel in PL so far this season:

Defensively he averages 2.8 tackles per game, 1.7 interceptions per game, 2.3 fouls per game, 0 offsides won, 1.5 clearances per game, dribbled past 0.7 times per game, 0.3 shots blocked per game and wins 1.4 aerial duels per game.

Offensively he averages 0.5 shots per game, 0.5 key passes per game, 0.6 dribbles per game, gets fouled 0.7 times per game, dispossesed 0.6 times per game and 0.6 turnovers per game.

He averages 60.9 passes per game, with an average completion rate of 90.3% and he completes 2.9 accurate long balls per game.

He has 2 yellow cards.

Other DMs in PL so far.

Cheik Tiote (Newcastle):

Defensively he averages 2.2 tackles per game, 1.2 interceptions per game, 2.2 fouls per game, 0 offsides won, 3.4 clearances per game, dribbled past 0.2 times per game, 0.4 shots blocked per game and wins 2.4 aerial duels per game.

Offensively he averages 0.6 shots per game, 0.2 key passes per game, 0.8 dribbles per game, fouled 1.4 times per game, dispossessed 2.2 times per games and 1.4 turnovers per game. Also has one assist.

He averages 44.6 passes per game with an average pass completion rate of a 83% and he completes 4.4 accurate long balls per game.

He has 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Sandro (Spurs):

Defensively he averages 3.5 tackles per game, 3.8 interceptions per game, 1.4 fouls per game, 0.2 offsides won, 3.2 clearances per game, dribbled past 0.2 times per game, 0.5 shots blocked per game and wins 1 aerial duel per game.

Offensively he averages 0.8 shots per game, 1 key pass per game, 0.6 dribbles per game, fouled once per game, dispossesed once per game and 0.5 turnovers per game.

He averages 39.9 passers per game with an average completion rate of 86.6%, 0.1 crosses per game and he completes 3 accurate long balls per game.

He has 2 yellow cards.

Yaya Toure (Man City):

Defensively he averages 0.8 tackles per game, 0.5 interceptions per games, 1.1 fouls per game, 0.5 clearances per game, dribbled past 0.5 times per game, blocks 0.1 shots per game and wins 0.9 aerial duels per game.

Offensively he averages 2.1 shots per game, 1.7 key passes per game, 1.4 dribbles per game, fouled 1.1 times per game, 0.1 offsides per game, dispossesed 1.4 times per game and 0.8 turnovers. He has scored 2 goals and has 2 assists.

He averages 84.9 passes per game with an average pass completion rate of 89.6, completes 0.1 crosses per game, completes 6.7 accurate long balls per game and completes 0.5 through balls per game.

He has 1 yellow card.

Only picked Sandro, Yaya Toure and Tiote as they are probably the only other 3 DMs of a similar quality to/better than Mikel. Wouldn't class Arteta, Wilshere, Ramires, Carrick, Scholes etc as DMs.

There are positives out of these stats and negatives.

Mikel out passes Tiote and Sandro but not Toure.

Higher passing completion rate than all three.

Completes more tackles than Toure and Sandro but not Tiote.

Makes more interceptions than Toure and Tiote but not Sandro.

Makes more clearances than Toure but less than Tiote and Sandro.

Is dribbled past more than all three.

Blocks more shots than Toure but not Sandro and Tiote

Wins more aeriel duels than Toure and Sandro but not Tiote.

Shoots less than all three.

Makes more key passes than Tiote but not Sandro and Toure.

Makes the same amount of dribbles as Sandro but less than Tiote and Toure.

Gets fouled the least out of all three.

Dispossesed the least out of all three.

More turnovers than Sandro but less than Toure and Tiote.

Makes less accurate long balls than the other three.

Today he was very good in the pivot along with Ramires.

Mikel -

Made 5 tackles, 2 interceptions, 2 effective clearances, gave away 3 fouls.

Made the most passes for Chelsea today. Completed 45/51 passes (88% completion rate) and 1/2 accurate long balls.

Had 1 shot but it was off target. Was dispossesed once and had 1 turnover.

Ramires -

Made the highest amount of tackles for Chelsea today. 7 tackles, 2 interceptions, 1 effective clearance, gave away 1 foul.

Completed 41/44 passes (89% completion rate) and 3/4 accurate long balls.

Had 1 shot but it was off target. Made 1 successful dribble. Wasn't dispossesed once and had 1 turnover.

Partnership in the double pivot is looking very very promising. Both are only 25, so they could be a main part of our squad for the next 5 years.

[Clevemayer 764]

How many more excuses to make for him?, I've had plenty of times to come in here and critizise him but I've never, I've actually been patient and give him some time to see if he can be useful this season.

But he's still not good enough, really hope he is ridden of at the end of the season and get a new player there.

He offers nothing upfront either, this maybe unimportant for a DM, but really 160 premier league matches and 0 goals?. Not that it should matter but most fulbacks have a better record than that. Doesn't really fit our system or anything, DM's are meant to be the most consistent, and a few decent games in a row isn't enough for me.

what game did you actually watch kojo.... really grow up boy he was very good, and hes added some aggressiveness what I really like...

[DH1988 1,194]

Mikel was quality today but sadly, like the rest of our team, faded from 60min onward.