Brianino: As a true fan. John michael nchekwube obi@obi mikel dsavs 2b in d top 3 of apoyr.ma gosh,luk hw majestic yaya toure iz,enyeama's heroics,bt what can we say of mikel?D LAZIEST PLAYER OF ALL TIME.unbelievably slow.no goalz.no assists. Truth be said he did great in 2013.bt african best? An award d great okocha didnt win.givin him d award will b only bcuz adenuga d host am.bt lyk seriouz d guy doesnt dsav 2b called african best.WISH HIM LUCK SHA.hez certainly nt d best in nigeria nt 2 talk of africa. BLUEZ 4 LIFE

pumpingmachine: abegi you are all the same. What is good in suggesting that someone, your compatriot, is not good enough for the African title? Mikel has won 2EPL, One Champions league title, one Europa league, nations cup, FA. . . And he led the Super Eagles to victory. If u don't like him, just shut up. Do u think if Mikel sees this thread, he would be proud of playing for Nigeria? And you are talking nonsense. Mr. Analyst, analyze that

Krasid: They should just give the award to yaya, so as not to disgrace Africa.Mikel is good but he is not world class.

heykims: It is January and very soon , the African footballer of the year 2013 will be named in Lagos Nigeria precisely on the 9th of January. The player to be crowned with this feat should however be very much evaluated and deemed fit to earn this prestigious honour because his personality on the field of play either in the national team or club will go a long way in speaking for African football.

CAF released the final 10-man shortlist of the contenders of this prestigious award last year and interestingly, four Nigerian players made the list. Many Nigerians and even Africans have however tipped John Obi Mikel as the possible winner evident from the fact that he won the Nations cup last year, Europa cup in Europe, participated in d Confederations cup and so on.

MY VIEW
As a Nigerian and a proud African, I see it as not just underscoring but extremely insulting to African football if a player like Mikel wins the award. How can a mere bench warmer in Europe be crowned the African footballer of the year just by virtue of the fact that his national team wins a title or his club wins the European league?

A deserving footballer of the hear should be such that is very resourceful both at home and in clubs. A reigning footballer of the year should at least even make the top three best player in his club even if he doesn't get a spot in the FIFA ranking.

Mikel Obi surely can't make the best ten in Chelsea's team despite being a senior player. I'm of the view that its better not to name anyone the footballer of the year than titling a bench warmer in Europe, what a mock, an insult I can't tolerate as an African.

Nigerians should be please stop being sentimental, selfish and self centred and canvass for a better representative for African football.

Left to me, if at all a Nigerian merits the award, it is Vincent Enyeama, the Nigeria's assistant skipper at goal but Cote d'Ivoire's Yaya Toure surely represents Africa better.

What's your view?

heykims: It is January and very soon , the African footballer of the year 2013 will be named in Lagos Nigeria precisely on the 9th of January. The player to be crowned with this feat should however be very much evaluated and deemed fit to earn this prestigious honour because his personality on the field of play either in the national team or club will go a long way in speaking for African football.

CAF released the final 10-man shortlist of the contenders of this prestigious award last year and interestingly, four Nigerian players made the list. Many Nigerians and even Africans have however tipped John Obi Mikel as the possible winner evident from the fact that he won the Nations cup last year, Europa cup in Europe, participated in d Confederations cup and so on.

MY VIEW
As a Nigerian and a proud African, I see it as not just underscoring but extremely insulting to African football if a player like Mikel wins the award. How can a mere bench warmer in Europe be crowned the African footballer of the year just by virtue of the fact that his national team wins a title or his club wins the European league?

A deserving footballer of the hear should be such that is very resourceful both at home and in clubs. A reigning footballer of the year should at least even make the top three best player in his club even if he doesn't get a spot in the FIFA ranking.

Mikel Obi surely can't make the best ten in Chelsea's team despite being a senior player. I'm of the view that its better not to name anyone the footballer of the year than titling a bench warmer in Europe, what a mock, an insult I can't tolerate as an African.

Nigerians should be please stop being sentimental, selfish and self centred and canvass for a better representative for African football.

Left to me, if at all a Nigerian merits the award, it is Vincent Enyeama, the Nigeria's assistant skipper at goal but Cote d'Ivoire's Yaya Toure surely represents Africa better.

What's your view?

leggo:
football IQ? what does mikel do pls. he isn't a deep lying playmaker like pirlo and carrick, he isn't box to box like vidal nd yaya ,he doesn't have the positional awareness of busquets. please what is mikels strong point?? besides back passes

Ustec: 'Non-Sense'Rubbish talk....when cannavaro a defender, won the world footballer of the year, why u no write to FIFA that its a disgrace 2 world football...all this Man U fans ehn..make una leave obi alone abeg...

naija noni:
Bro did you watch d back of ur t.v or was ur t.v black and white ??.
Mikel was just returning 4rm a hip injury. moses too wasnt 100% fit.Benitez didnt say any shiit.
Ramires didnt even play in any midfield,he played on d RIGHT WING.
Lampard patnered luiz in midfield.
Last season When mikel didnt start,he was always on d bench(d chelsea squad was too thing).
But in d finals,Mikel WASN'T EVEN ON THE BENCH,he wasnt listed in d 18 man list for d match.
Ake a reserve player was on d bench.
Mikel was not FIT,he just recovered 4rm injury few days before d finals.
Here is Mikel's injury/suspension history:-

Hip/Thigh Injury01/05/13 to 13/05/13 (EL finals was 16/05/13)
Knee Injury27/12/12 to 04/01/13
Suspended06/12/12 to 24/12/12
Hamstring23/12/11 to 09/02/12
Back Injury01/11/11 to 05/11/11
Knee Injury02/01/11 to 14/01/11
Knee Injury22/04/10 to 15/05/10

chelseaguy:

Mikel is not a flashy player that attracts praises. He's a team player with high intelligence with good control and retention. He usually plays to instruction and very discipline on the pitch.

striker9: Brother!wagbayi,let him come explain to us where he got his own info,na wa o.OMAR22,come out ooooooooo,I laugh in swahili.

heykims:
Im a Nigerian nd I hold nothing against Mikel as a player, in fact am a fan esp then when he represented Nigeria in d U21 category in d world cup back in 2005. I just like to be factual.
U re right Mikel is doing what he does best, but unfortunately some others re doing it better.
Ans ds:
does it make sense for a palyer who warms d bench in europe to come to africa nd is crowned d footballer of d year? Pls just YES or NO..

heykims:
.....wch is why I'm not a footballer, and am sure Mikel is also a nuisance in d profession where I flourish.

chelseaguy:

Mikel has positional awareness! Please take your time to watch him better. Mikel is an holding player that doesn't have to keep the ball for long hence the 1 to 2 touches. Of course Busquest does it better but that doesn't mean he's not a good player. Like I said earlier, you need to be well informed in football to appreciate his play.

omar22:

According to Benithez who only confirmed that Hazard, Moses and JT were doubtful

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/8701757/rafa-benitez-coy-on-selection-for-europa-league-final

tybank: Man City without Yaya will be a disaster any day
Chelsea without Mikel ,nothing to worry about
Mention 3 best player in Man City,Yaya name would pop up
Mikel is not in the top ten best players in Chelsea
Go to National teams,Yaya is a commander,Mikel is a local champion

leggo:
really?? eto won the la liga that year, what did J.J win??

omar22:

As a Chelsea fan tell me why do you think Chelsea wants to buy back Matic from Benfica?

striker9: @op,its either your a clown or desperate in need of undue attention,well congrats cause you ve gotten one today.Mikel might no be an outstanding player but bad mouthing and hating on him won't do you and your entire family any good.This is a player that is serving the nation,wearing the green white green jersey just to represent his nation,its obvious you are such an ingrate cause this guy has been doing the nation proud,I'm sure you were happy when naija won the AFCON.Its such a shame the only thing you could come up with is to open a thread about him,tongue lashed him for doing what he knows how to do best.Mikel has created name for himself,why don't you in your idle time think of how to make name for yourself rather than hating on another man's way of life.Waiting for your reply......................

chelseaguy:

Still a rumour my friend besides Matic is a Central Midfielder. I hope you know your football?

Jaypee Anics: [color=#770077][/color]
Pls tell me........mikel plays 4 chelsea and in chelsea dey dnt hv a 1st team......wat of mata? Essen? Ramires? Lampard? Torres? Eto?......do dey get d starting shirt in chelsea 4 God sake mourinho does wat he knws best.......ehn....mourinho evn said dat mikel is his best defending midfielder ......abeg gv d crown to MIKEL OBI jho.