John Obi Mikel

[Mr. Evans]

[MocaBG]

I read his passes have a 92% succes rate this season. I always considered him to be around 85 for short passing. What you guys think?

[CHarper]

may be, if as you say the statistics, it can be. see what they think the moderators

[Diego]

I read his passes have a 92% succes rate this season. I always considered him to be around 85 for short passing. What you guys think?

Read pages before, that's basicaly most of the thread discussion.

[CHarper]

[Alexalibur]

His Agility needs a scary increase. He has been overall great since Di Matteo took over, and was very good at keeping possession today.

[Fiddy]

a scary increase? even with new standards mate?

[Alexalibur]

Believe me, I'm actually surprised with his Agility as much as you were about my suggestion. This game he did like 3 turns (all of them were sharp to perfection) to get away from pressure and pass the ball safely. Even the commentators were actually pretty confused.

Anyway I think the increase would be premature, so let's just hope it's not a red arrow effect.

[Mr. Evans]

He's always been like that. Out of nothing he can pull of some very sharp turns. But there are also times when his AGI isn't all that. So he's hard to rate accurately.

Anyway gave him a little update.

[Alexalibur]

I'm not sure about his DA, he gets dispossessed far too easily at times. With his combination of BAL + DA he'll be much safer on the ball.

I'd also give him a point or two in DS, a minor change, but no big deal.

[Mr. Evans]

Mikel dispossesed easily? His ball rentention is probably his strongest point as a player, he's so cool on the ball and makes excellent use of his body and control (though his movements are slow, which is why I kept his DS low). Though sometimes he holds on the ball too long in his 'slow-mo mode'. That said, I'm fine with a point lower.

[Mr. Evans]

He's been doing well for a while now. Still incredibly slow though, I'd like to bring down TS down a bit further tbh.

[Jez]

Do it

[Halzer]

he is good, but the stats are still fair

[Mr. Evans]

Very impressive performance. Keep it up Obi, keep it up

[BigStu]

he wasn't that good, passing was bit sloppy and he was awful when we didn't have the ball, really wasn;t aware of kroos and muller running in behind

still on the ball his ball retention was awesome

[Mr. Evans]

Completely disagree. I thought he was good.

[BigStu]

meh maybe, I thought schweinsteiger was awesome but the guys over there disagree.....

[Alexalibur]

Not too many keep their eyes on Mikel, but his performance last night was satisfying. Great how he became.

[s-cobar]

honestly guys by all his respect chelsea didn`t play football for 120 min. the win was deserved at the end cause of the stupid Bayerns. but Chelsea was reduced on football just not existent

[Mr. Evans]

Nope, we just released the Drog and the rest is history .