Mikel close to return

John Mikel Obi close to return

Posted: 24 January 2011 Time: 07:08 am

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Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi has revealed he has made remarkable recovery from a knee injury that has kept him out for several weeks now. 

Obi suffered a knee injury in a high-profile English Premier League match against Arsenal in December and has been out since then.   "I am gradually returning to fitness much earlier than expected. I was even hoping to be fully fit for this week's game versus Bolton, but I do not want to rush my return," said the Nigeria international.   "It's a good boost for me and Chelsea because no team could be the same in the absence of several key players. Hopefully, most of us are coming back soon."   The 23-year-old midfielder is expected to be fit in time for next month's friendly between Nigeria's Super Eagles and Guatemala in the USA.   Mikel also said his London club have not given up on successfully defending their EPL crown despite being 10 points adrift of leaders Manchester United.   "We have won our last two games and we need to sustain this run," he said.   "We're getting our confidence back and I believe if we continue that way and the likes of Manchester United, City and Arsenal slip, we will be back at the top. It will be a great battle, but I am optimistic that it's not over yet." 

Article by: Colin Udoh

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Anonymous
posted: 07:50 am
mikel let me advise you, once you come from injury learn to play with confidence, because you lack confidence, learn to hold on the ball and stop being afraid of your opponents, learn to play attacking and forward football and nut backward, learn to shoot and accurately, learn all these you will be the best midfielder in the world.
Anonymous
posted: 07:59 am
mikel let me advise you, once you come from injury learn to play with confidence, because you lack confidence, learn to hold on the ball and stop being afraid of your opponents, learn to play attacking and forward football and nut backward, learn to shoot and accurately, learn all these you will be the best midfielder in the world.
lima
posted: 09:33 am
Every injured Chelsea player recover quick. Mikel, other players want to leave Chelsea and you are recovering to join. I am not interested if you recover or not as far as you are praying that arsenal slip so that Chelsae will go top. Having you back at Chelsea is another woo because Chelsea need forward not backwards.
panel
posted: 09:53 am
We love boy,its obvious u are one of the best but ur fans need more from u,u can do better than this
@partheaven, i like ur comment,but i disagree with u in the area of mikel being afraid of opponent,he is not afraid but the area he is not doing well is the attacking force,he is lacking completely in that area.mikel need to be attacking minded to achieve better results,i mean this guy has a lot of talent but doesnt us it well.i wish u(mikel) quick recovery and the best of luck
eshilolo
posted: 10:03 am
Mikel am happy u recovered quickly dan expected cos since ur absence iv lost appetite watchìn chelsea football matches even though am not a chelsea fan.I no dis news wil sound meaninless 2 most 9gerians dat doesnt no football nd the great role mikel is playing in chelsea.ONE LOVE MY COUNTRY PPLE.
Anonymous
posted: 10:57 am
@parkheaven, I like your comment.
Daddy Patto
posted: 11:17 am
@ parkheaven: YOU ARE RIGHT THAT IS WHY HE CAN NEVER BE NOMINATED FOR ANY AWARD LIKE HIS PALS...ESSIEN AND DROGBA... INFACT HE SHOULD START LEARNING TO PLAY LIKE SONG WHO IN MY OPPINION IS FAR BETTER THAN HIM.

EVEN THE FATHER OF HOLDING MIDFIELD MAKELE USED TO SCORE DURING HIS HEY DAYS
Onye_Ball
posted: 11:54 am
I know this is a hard truth to swallow but it must be said. Mikel lost the opportunity of being the best when he joined Chelsea. Chelsea is a great team no doubt but he doesn't belong there. At least not in the holding middle role. He plaid himself into the hearts of Nigerian fans as an attacking mid-fielder. His drop to defensive mid-fielder also resulted to his drop from form and class.

If he must be the Mikel we know again, he must go to a club that he will have the opportunity to play from where he belongs. Even if he is voted the best holding mid-fielder in the world, it is still not where he belongs.
Anonymous
posted: 12:13 pm
Mikel listing to your brothers comments here, It will help you to prove.London fans no even need your quick recovering.GO TO WWW.CHELSEAFANS.NET
Anonymous
posted: 01:57 pm
My brother .Nigeria players na rubbish..Na waooo for ANICHEBE yesterday match running like YAKUBU.SIASIA be careful for your teem.Only people i can trust for now is PETER UTAKA,ODEMWINGIE,EMENIKE,SANI KIETA,TIAWO,VICENT ENYAMA,LUKMAN HARUNA, BROWN IDEYE,regularly playing in there club and our brother MIK BACK CHELSEA before he injured
hari don pota
posted: 02:38 pm
come bak shapaly
21 guns
posted: 02:45 pm
parkheaven you are right our mikel obi has refuse to score even a single goal for over 300 games ,instead of scoring he will pass the ball backwards ,play like drogba ,essien,mc lele and start to score
Anonymous
posted: 04:22 pm
I'M NOT A CHELSEA FAN BUT IT SEEMS MANY OF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW ORGANISATIONS ARE RUN; IF YOU'RE HIRED TO WORK IN A COMPANY AS A PROFESSIONAL, YOU ARE GIVEN A CONTRACT TO SIGN TO GUARANTEE YOUR EMPLOYMENT AND YOUR SALARY. YOU'RE ALSO REQUIRED TO CARRRY OUT YOUR DUTY AS DIRECTED. iT'S NOT MIKEL'S FAULT, HE IS FOLLOWING HIS EMPLOYER'S INSTRUCTION AND THAT'S WHY HE IS GETTING PAID TO FEED HIS FAMILY AND HIMSELF. PLEASE HANDS OFF HIM AND LET HIM ENJOY HIS LIFE.
onezone
posted: 06:53 pm
Who cares if he recovers quick or not? do you think Chelsea really need this guy? not sure if they miss him coz his absence has been a blessing to Chelsea after his injury coz they've been winning without him.Mikel doesn't care about playing good football as you guyz who are following his football are only wasting your time.this guy is only playing for his pocket and not for good football.Typical Igbo man.
Anonymous
posted: 08:29 pm
You had better start looking for a new club in the summer, if chelsea bunk the league title heads are gonna roll...
Anonymous
posted: 09:14 pm
@21 guns, ahaaa, what is wrong with you? Earlier, I provide you with evidence that Mikel has scored for Chelsea, now you are here again saying that he has never scored for Chelsea. What is wrong with your head? Please just go back to kickoffghana and leave us alone. Ok, I will provide the evidence again, go to www.youtube.com, and type in "Mikel Obi: supermoves." Please stop spreading false information here. You always accuse Nigeria of age cheating, but go now to the top story on your kickoffghana and see that your country had invited old papas to your u-23 team. You guys want to do the same thing you did in the u-20 worldcup, winning with old papas like Dominic Adiyiah.
Anonymous
posted: 09:55 pm
i will recommend mikel for blackpool if they later sell Charlie to Liverpool or Bcity....he will be an instant replacement for charlie but he must accept a pay cut to play for Blackpool and be assured of playing week in week out and he will be given a free role there.
panel
posted: 10:01 pm
@21 guns,u sounds like an armed rubber or kidnapper,which of them are u?
what do u mean Mikel has not scored any goal for chelsea?....for the fact that mikel is not doing as ecpected does not mean he is a complete failure,offcourse he has scored 3 goals for chelsea.have u asked urself a question,why do chelsea present and past coaches prefer to be using him,or do u know more better than them?,apart from being a back and side ways passer,that guy is a raw talent,but he is not using it well,believe u me or not,that is the annoing trueth.
panel
posted: 10:03 pm
for mikels goals in chelsea,visit in youtube "Mikel Obi: supermoves" and see things to urself
Anonymous
posted: 10:51 pm
Mikel is playing very well today. He played some part in Chelsea's second goal.
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