dayokanu:

@FBS,
Mikel is the problem. one of Nigerias best team in recent times was at the Beijing Olympics where the players played with Speed and aggression and without MIKEL who only passes backwards and sideways.

MAITEMA,
1. pls explain to me who a play maker is.
2. the last time nigeria won the african cup of nations, who was their play maker?
3. is this topic about mikel's inabilities or amodu's?
4. did nigeria fail to do well in mozambique because mikel did not play well?
5. from all posts here, mikel is not a good player, will it be right if i say mikel is either bribing all these coaches or using juju on them both at club levels and national team?
6. what do u think is responsible for every commentator to talk about mikel at the end of every match including you?
7. i will be happy to know who is the play maker of england at the moment.
8. what do you think is the problem of nigerian football - mikel?
9. under normal circumstances, can't nigeria win in moputo even with 10 players?
10. is etim among ur list of successful players in nigeria? if yes, pls highlight his achievements.

my brother, you did not direct the questions at me but I can tell you that
I have not seen any good in Mikel since after the under20 world cup that Siasia took him.
Mikel has simply lost his football identity. Can you imagine what Lionel Messi is doing?
who will ever imagine that Mikel was ever nominated as the 2nd best player of a world cup
tournament just behind Messi. Some of us even argued then that it was an unfair decision that Mikel should have won the best player award.
Now look at the same Mikel, A very confused footballer in my opinion. Highly under utilized potential dey worry am now.

And before you start to attack me, I am a Chelsea fan, and I've been supporting the club since the
era of Zola, Desaile, babayaro down to the present generation.

Well said deb.

In my opinion, Mikel's path to destruction started when for some strange reason/s he chose Chelsea over Man U after “allegedly” signing a contract for Man U. However that is history. We all know the imbroglio that ensued which was shameful; court case, him not playing for nearly a year etc. I suspect money, John Shittu's influence/greed and poor advice to Mikel were pivotal to his decision.

I strongly believe that if he had chosen Man U, Sir Alex would have allowed him continue his development on his righteous path as an attacking midfielder and ultimately replace Paul Scholes. After Man U lost out on Mikel they bought Hargreaves & Andersson afterwards to fill the void but as far as I am concerned they have not lived up to billing and stamped their authority and right to that position for Man U whereas Mikel would have easily excelled there based on his previous pedigree.

Instead Mourihno moulded him into what he wanted; a hard tackler, shield for his defence and a fighter. His footballing characteristics are now; slowing games and passing sideways and backwards. What happened to his pinpoint cross deliveries and passes? What happened to his attacking instincts? What happened to his ability to incessantly move forward, control a game and dictate its pace ? etc.

Almighty God I pray that you provide for Nigerian football another prospect that has HALF of the potential John Mikel Obi had in 2005, and deliver him from likes of John Shittu, Roman Ambramovic and Jose Mourihno instead guide him in the path of Siasias, Wengers, Fergusons, Rijkaards and their likes so that this footballer will develop his game and become a Messiah for Nigerian football.
I need Amen from believers!

Nigeria's best team at any generation would be lucky to escape with a draw in Mozambique! Why, Maputo is a high altitude region,

Bolivia hammered Argentina 6-1 last night due to the same reason, with Messi, Aguero, Tevez, Maschareano and Co. no matter how good you are you would be drained of energy and the thin air wont help, Nigeria should have acclimatised but we are looking at 2 weeks minimum, and FIFA only allow 5 days, This was the same reason why FIFA wanted to ban Ecuador and Bolivia from playing in their stadiums due to the region, because they have a 95% chance in beating any team, I know Nigeria didn't pass the ball well but I could still give them the excuse that sea level played its part,

If you think Mikel was rubbish on sunday, come and see Messi, he looked like a passenger

@ chidicris

I accept you have chosen to adhere to your bigoted ideology and narrow mindedness. Your type dont acquire knowledge and I am certain of this having tutored wards at a stage. I give up on you!

F.Y.I, I am aware of the Lyn Oslo saga and referred to it ("court case" I am also aware of the brouhaha John Shittu came to cause in Rotterdam (Holland) between two local archrival clubs all in the name of managing (SELLING) Nigerian players. He sold to one club and then said no I meant to sell to the other club! This happened after Mikel’s Lyn-Man U-Chelsea debacle. If you are an authority in football as you claim you should have an inkling of what I am saying, the player and clubs in question. In any case, I strongly advice you not to bask in your self-acclaimed "authority in football" it is glaring you know nothing!

When next I run into Mikel if I do, I will notify him he has a "Voltron" you certainly deserve an award for defending him.

maitema,
are u aware that morgan the sporting director of lyn oslo was jailed over the illegal transaction in which he forged mikel's signature? or are u saying the norwagian court and police are wrong?
brother, the topic is mikel and not john shittu because if i go into john shittu, u will get more confussed about the growth of mikel and how he got in touch with siasia.
the internet is there to lecture u on important issues and persons like mikel. all you need to do to read more about the lyn oslo mikel saga is to type same in google.
do u have intention of running into mikel again? i yes, for what? have u not taken enough picture with the secret hero of ur life? whatever, in case u walk into or run into or even sumersalt into mikel, pls do not forget to tell him that someone, somewhere is in love with his abilities, boldness, achievements and above all, his popularity which has made him too important to be ignored even by envious cowards who criticise him in the day and worship him at night.
maitema, i wish u can do something that will make others fight to take photographs with u even if it means going to block benin expressways or u can even get involved in kidnapping and with that we can discuss u here.

do u know what? i keep on imagining why mikel is always in the news? why is everyone dying to take picture with him in holland? why must every football commentator talk about him? the simple answer that i get from myself is that mikel is simply a SUPER STAR, what do u think?

@chidichris

u are a f**k for talking abt manutd like dat, how many trophies has mikel won with chelsea, the anderson and nani u are talking abt have won numerous trophies since joining manutd including the CL. Hergraves is injured for the season,anderson is playing well so what are u trying to say,what is your argument abt d. beckham and fergie or Rud boy ,do u kn the reason for the fall out ?? try to read Rud boy's recent comment abt the fall out,talking abt saha that is not a question,he is not playing enough games in manutd because of the injury he is suffering,and we need a top striker who we can always rely on,how many games has he played for everton?? try and check,coming to tim howard,we had two keepers(tim howard and carrol)  then who were competing for the No.1 spot but both of them neva leave up to expection,they went to westham and everton respectively but they are both doing well because manutd is far more demanding than both clubs therefore you need to be at the top of your game. and to roundup,there is no midfielder in manutd that is not getting a comfortable run of games,mikel would have improved under fergie than mourinho,that is a simple truth.

Please do not deviate anymore reply to the post and leave manutd from it abeg.

. . . wondering If I wouldn't have done better than JMO in that match. I'm serious!!!

@Jarus,
i thought as much but for the fact that u are a disable whose abilities are only effective in talking and writing. maybe nigeria someday register for the disable games and u will have the opportunity to show nigerians what u cld have done in the place of mikel. sorry brother.

Some people here need to engage their brain before they write! Obi's transfer to manchester was a plot by Ferguson himself, Henning Berg Mikel's manager at Lynn was a Manchester United player till 2000, how they close the deal I dint know but Alex Ferguson has made some moves that would get your head scratching and the English FA wont do anything! OK do you know that Giggs, Beckham, Scholes, Nicky Butt and the Neville brothers before they got their professional contract, Ferguson called them into his and told them to fire their agent and sign for HIS SON who was a football agent! its either that or a professional contract. Now Manchester would have bought Obi and keep him at Lynn to the end of the 2008 season before he crosses over to the EPL then Obi could be a hit or miss, but if you look at African players at United, Fergie could go as far as persuading Mikel to retire from the Nigerian scene because the African Nations Cup would have got up Ferguson's nose, it was one of the main reason why Dwight Yorke was booted out of the club! because he wanted to play in the gold cup!