Madmax 9,219 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Mikel gives the ball away cheaply?You're either blind/braindead/bitter or too apologetic of bigger name players like Essien and Lampard if you're gonna say that. Ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neel 257 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Sneijder is better passer than pastore who can feed Torres. Pastore is great with individual brilliance. But now as Sneider snubbed us we should move to Pastore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,477 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 What I don't get about this "sell mikel/essien" argument is the fact that we're trying to add something that's missing from the team and not trade parts of it for something else. If we were giving up someone who was no longer contributing/contributed like Quaresma or SWP it would have make sense to sell them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDN Blue 7,903 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Mikel gives the ball away cheaply?You're either blind/braindead/bitter or too apologetic of bigger name players like Essien and Lampard if you're gonna say that. Ridiculous.Come on Max. He's not that far off the truth.For all the great qualities Mikel has (and he has quite a few) giving the ball away is one of his major weaknesses. Can be worked on though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax 9,219 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Come on Max. He's not that far off the truth.For all the great qualities Mikel has (and he has quite a few) giving the ball away is one of his major weaknesses. Can be worked on though.Mikel's ball-retention is nothing short of superb. Have you not seen how skilfully he finds his way out of tight corners while multiple opponents hound him? I could provide you videos reflecting this, but I can foresee idiotic remarks like ''youtube makes anyone look great" His major weakness is that he is a little immobile and ungainly with his challenges, though he is improving in the latter aspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDN Blue 7,903 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Mikel's ball-retention is nothing short of superb. Have you not seen how skilfully he finds his way out of tight corners while multiple opponents hound him? I could provide you videos reflecting this, but I can foresee idiotic remarks like ''youtube makes anyone look great" His major weakness is that he is a little immobile and ungainly with his challenges, though he is improving in the latter aspect.Like I said.. He has good qualities. Control & composure are some of them that allow him to work that anchor role very well.However he does lose the ball stupidly at times, I've seen him doing it a couple of times every game he plays. That being said, he usually makes up for it by being great at other things, like interception and man-marking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballancee 5 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Sneijder will not leave Inter. I do not see what you hope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy1 24 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 His major weakness is that he is a little immobile and ungainly with his challenges, though he is improving in the latter aspect.spot on mate.............hes one of the essential players of chelsea.......i will b sad to see him go.........n will never trust our board if we will let him go.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax 9,219 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 I know it's irritating to look up the Sneijder thread and find a Mikel debate, but I simply had to post this in response to the frankly false claim that his ball retention is poor : And while we're at it, Lampard and Essien are miles worse at control and distribution, let alone retention. My last post re Mikel in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace. 4,352 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Come on Max. He's not that far off the truth.For all the great qualities Mikel has (and he has quite a few) giving the ball away is one of his major weaknesses. Can be worked on though.I'm agreed with Madmax here. He may give the ball away a few times, but this year Lampard and Essien gave the ball away far more time than Mikel. And at the opposite of them two, Mikel doesn't look like a hopeless newborn when under pressure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionsden 4,689 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Claiming "Mikel gives the ball away too easily" is aki'n to " messi has zero close control" or "xavi has poor passing ability".Ball retention is Mikel's biggest strength, no one on the team does it better than him and last season, Drogba, Essien and Lampard (in that exact order) were the most culpable for the team's lackluster ball retention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulsterchelsea 3,221 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 I know it's irritating to look up the Sneijder thread and find a Mikel debateIt really REALLY is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Severinb 309 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Ever Banega could be a cheap option if we dont get Sneijder! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igi26 346 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Far best DM in league Mikel is, best passer and strongest player in his position in PL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neel 257 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Ever Banega could be a cheap option if we dont get Sneijder!Great player with bad attitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
termninja 5,290 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Enough about Mikel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 4,400 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Wow the mikel debate still goes on. He's strong, talented and could be world class with the games and he does get out of tight situations well often too but at the moment he gives the ball away in very stupid places and is occasionally caught sleeping. It's the basic simple things that let him down too often like he takes them for granted or takes it too easy/relaxed. That's how i see him, like my opinion or not, that's exactly how i see Jon Obi Mikel. He will improve, he will cut these things out of his game eventually but at this current time, as i write this on Friday 10th June 2011, he has those flaws in his game. Think it was Sunderland at home where he had an absolute nightmare. When he cuts these silly errors out, not all errors because no one is perfect but the stupid ones, he'll be a great player from a good player. At the moment, he's a good talented player who has lots to learn. END! Now Sneijder, back on topic..... He's not coming. Close it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.F. 1,484 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Neymar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZanSnake 1,211 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Mikel would be teerific if he went forward a couple more times, bit like Essien.Anyway, Sneijder has made it clear that he isn't coming, so Pastore/Hamsik for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulsterchelsea 3,221 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Seriously! there is a Mikel thread of its own that will save most who have no interest in being bored into submission by the mass hordes of his fans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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