I doh kno bout dis Mikel thing nah. I honestly have never been impressed by him. I think he is solid but I doh see any offensive intuition in him.
Watch yuh mouth, dise Chow steps son-he invest years of watching and scouting with young Mikel. He even gettin a cut! 
These is fellas who obviously only see him play in a Chelsea shirt and nothing else. "No dribbling skills. No offensive intuition." Even as fellow Chelsea fans ah hadda tell dem dey full ah shit.
If I show them the tape of the U-20 World Cup Final where he was leaving Argentinians in his wake whole game they would be singin' another song.
Mikel is playing the role Chelsea is asking him to play, and that's it. It speaks of his versatility that he is an offensive (attacking midfielder) for his country at youth and senior levels and Chelsea has him playing a defensive midfield.....and he is considered one of the best (at least in the EPL) at his position. Allyuh men need to do some real research.
Pass da spliff fella. Chow doh mash meh up nah. I admit I haven't seen him in country kit buh keep dis in mind, it ha rell fellas look rell good in de earlies fuh country and fade fuh one reason or another. Sinema Pongolle always comes to mind. Yuh remember him as ah youth player? He looked like he woulda be something to reckon with, yet where is he now? I like Mikel but I need to see more to share your enthusiasm. At CDM he is decent. At times he does look wild and clumsy to me. If he has such a strong offensive game den why he does look so shakey advancing the ball so often? Whaz wid all de back passes?
I doh smoke no spliff, fella, and my vision is better than 20/20.
Sinema Pongolle wasn't asked/forced to play out of position for club or country.
If all you have seen is Mikel makin' back passes only, then you simply haven't paid attention to what he does. I can vaguely remember at least two goals that Drogba have scored in the last two months that were deft long range passes from Mikel. Or it might have been one goal and an easy chance. Mikel plays somewhat simple but his possession and passing is sublime. I don't know what y'all are looking for that y'all don't see it, but the boy has a very artful way of creating space for himself and making the not-so-obvious pass to his advancing teammates. He is not in a position from a defensive mid to make the through-ball pass to split defenses and I hope that is not what some of you are basing your assessment of him having "no offensive intuition" on. He is one of the youngest members of the Nigerian senior team where, at 23, he has been wearing the #10 shirt for the last 4-5 years. What does that tell you? 34 appearances, shortened "only" by ill discipline. You will see the difference in 6 weeks.....unless Nigeria play him like Chelsea.
The problem is, that if Chelsea
were to play him in a more attacking role, them english defenders will mash 'im up. Trust me on that.
I doh kno bout dis Mikel thing nah. I honestly have never been impressed by him. I think he is solid but I doh see any offensive intuition in him.
Watch yuh mouth, dise Chow steps son-he invest years of watching and scouting with young Mikel. He even gettin a cut!
These is fellas who obviously only see him play in a Chelsea shirt and nothing else. "No dribbling skills. No offensive intuition." Even as fellow Chelsea fans ah hadda tell dem dey full ah shit.
If I show them the tape of the U-20 World Cup Final where he was leaving Argentinians in his wake whole game they would be singin' another song.
Mikel is playing the role Chelsea is asking him to play, and that's it. It speaks of his versatility that he is an offensive (attacking midfielder) for his country at youth and senior levels and Chelsea has him playing a defensive midfield.....and he is considered one of the best (at least in the EPL) at his position. Allyuh men need to do some real research.
Pass da spliff fella. Chow doh mash meh up nah. I admit I haven't seen him in country kit buh keep dis in mind, it ha rell fellas look rell good in de earlies fuh country and fade fuh one reason or another. Sinema Pongolle always comes to mind. Yuh remember him as ah youth player? He looked like he woulda be something to reckon with, yet where is he now? I like Mikel but I need to see more to share your enthusiasm. At CDM he is decent. At times he does look wild and clumsy to me. If he has such a strong offensive game den why he does look so shakey advancing the ball so often? Whaz wid all de back passes?
Not trying to speak for Chow but I think he appears to be basing his opinions the potential he observed when Mikel was bussin it up and also the fact that Chelski is not doing enough to help him fulfil that potential based on how they play him. I actually feel the sam way about Anderson, I really don't think that United have played Anderson in a position to take advantage of his strengths. They just decided to try the boy in midfield as a defensive midfielder when he has really good attacking qualities.
I could work with that. Is de same argument with Ballack fuh me. I always been ah fan and I seen what he could do countless times when used correctly. Since he been at Chelsea is either RM or sometimes CDM. He too slow to play up de line in my book and he eh ha no business at CDM buh wha yuh go do. Hopefully Mikel get a chance to play higher up the pitch in an offensive role so we can see what Chow seen. It might be tough still doh because Kalou might be growing on Ancellotti and if J. Cole get re-signed then is ah wrap. He will be stuck at CDM. He better learn to shoot so he could challenge Anelka fuh he spot.
He still betta dan da shit song de gunners does sing doh 
Ballack's game is simply not suited to the pace and confinement of life in the midfield in the EPL. He is a man that plays best when he is allowed tame and space with the ball, as we saw against Stoke the other day. He cannot defend and he is relatively slow. His best club days are behind him in Germany or he have a few remaining in front of him somewhere else. Not here now at Chelsea.
I do agree, Mikel's shooting is very poor and he needs to work on that big time!
