Nihilist:
Mikel World class?

Has Mikel been ever been World Class in his life?

Take this kinda yarns to Chelsea thread and there are several people willing to lynch you with Petrol and Tyre if they could.

komekn:


So in effect you concede to his exceptional and incomparable ability that has no par across the top football leagues in Europe.

But you justify your refusal to give him the accolade of world class because you believe it to be drug induced.

I don't believe him to be world class, he has gone beyond that. He is in a. CLASS OF HIS OWN .

Take not this is his second year in the top flight he is by your own unit of measurement a few months away from world class.

Kog45:
My guy Mikel na world class o.Pls don't lynch me with Petrol and Tyre.I beg o.

safarigirl:
anyone that fields a Nigerian

chidexxy007:
@forgiveness
Ajagun still dy alive? Mehn use to love guy from his days @Dolphins.
I thought he and Ramon Azeez were d future of our midfield but then it hasn't worked out well with them..
What about Rabiu Ibrahim as d No.10 for SE?

TheGoodJoe:


Mikel did not play second fiddle. Do not get that wrong. Makalele came to Chelsea and showed Florentino Perez he was wrong looking down on him. He played the defensive midfield role to an artistic level the role got named after him. THE MAKALELE ROLE.

"He wasn't a header of the ball and he rarely passed the ball more than three metres,"...Florentino Perez (Real Madrid President)

"Why put another layer of gold paint on the Bentley when you are losing the entire engine?"...Zinedine Zidane

Mikel was a player who understudied Makalele and soaked in the great lessons of the defensive midfield genius. That was why, despite repeated changes in Chelsea, they could not find a shield like Mikel. It just has to end up with Mikel. With several of midfielders coming into Chelsea. Great names, there was no one who could do it like him.

Just like Florentino Perez, a lot do not see how important Mikel was during the dominant reign of Chelsea but just like Makalele, he was the team was the engine of their success. He was the engine of that team.

Ed Dove of Bleacherreport wrote, "While Nigeria fans are naturally delighted at the elegant influence Mikel has had in the middle of the park over the last year of sport, joy is tinged with regret when remembering the delirious talent stolen by English football."

Mikel has the ability of becoming a celebrated gem in the game but he chose a role of importance to winning. His conservative and humble role ensured the team kept on winning. Others like Lampard and Ballack got the glory but Mikel made sure they won. People who think like Florentino Perez will come out tomorrow and say he is not World Class or Top Quality. Those who think like Zidane will understand the great sacrifice Mikel made for the Chelsea flag to fly high. It was not about his name but the team. That is truly a World Class player who laid it all for his team.

Nihilist:


Mikel has never been World Class in his life.

That dude hasn't even been relevant at Chelsea since 2011 when AVB kicked his ass to the bench. RDM came and also maintained his status on the bench. Mourinho came and continued the status quo and converted him to a bus driver. You only saw Mikel on the pitch when Jose was ready to park the bus and deflate the tires.

Hiddink came and started playing Mikel at centreback and Finally Conte came to chase him away for good without a single appearance for the club

Na that one you dey call world class?

The only reasonable thing Mikel did at Chelsea between 2011 and 2017 was the performance vs Barca and that final at the Allianz.

Dude has literally been inconsequential at Chelsea for the last 6 years.

Kog45:
Oh my God see finishing.Mikel offend u.Haba softly if anything dey make we know

My guy,Mikel is among my top class player or abi na world class una dey call am.Pls don't burn me with Petrol and Tyre for saying Mikel is a world class player coz i love d guy die as u hate am die.No offence.

Haba for saying Mikel na world class na to burn person with petrol and tyre Wey i no be Seun Egbegbe.I dey fear for this thread

Nihilist:


Mikel has never been World Class in his life.

That dude hasn't even been relevant at Chelsea since 2011 when AVB kicked his ass to the bench. RDM came and also maintained his status on the bench. Mourinho came and continued the status quo and converted him to a bus driver. You only saw Mikel on the pitch when Jose was ready to park the bus and deflate the tires.

Hiddink came and started playing Mikel at centreback and Finally Conte came to chase him away for good without a single appearance for the club

Na that one you dey call world class?

The only reasonable thing Mikel did at Chelsea between 2011 and 2017 was the performance vs Barca and that final at the Allianz.

Dude has literally been inconsequential at Chelsea for the last 6 years.

goldfish80:

This makes him more decorated than Costa not more. World class.

goldfish80:

Kante in his present form is world class. Griezman in his present form without winning any major trophy is world class. Dmitry Payet have produced world class performances over the past few years in a world class league, he is world class.
If the aforementioned players form drop then we can safely say they are no longer world class. It is that simple.

goldfish80:

You don't know where this began clearly. Chrisooblog is of the opinion that league performance counts little, according to him anyone can be a bully in the league. What counts is champions league and world cup.
I beg to ask what has been Zlatans record in the champions league and world cup?
What have Zlatan won that Costa haven't? They both haven't won the world cup and champions league, so?

Elnino4ladies:


That is the truth.

Mikel and world class far apart.

chrisooblog:
guy you are way out of line. what has she done necessitating all this crudeness. we all share opinions without insulting each check the history of this thread we agree we disagree but we respect each other. this is a civil thread let's keep it that way

TheSuperNerd:
Mr. Irrefragable... "Hate with a passion" are very strong words to use.

Also calling her a "B!tch"...... Nooooooooo..... You crossed the line.

You even threatened to beat her up if you met her in real life. Lawd!

You even said you don't mind going to jail for beating her up so mercilessly Goodness me! Imagine the intensity of the hate you confess....


It's obvious you've been an observer here and just had something to say. But you don't go about things the way you just did.


Mister, you are WRONG!!!!

This is not taking sides because something leads to something. Goodness me!


You read when she typed, "I am the resident trash talker" around here. Why didn't that tell you something? She even played sarcasm on herself.... And in that post she was calling you to order not insulting you.

Now, you have allowed your "hate for her" make you say things I know you would not wanna say because from your first comments on this thread, you said you don't like to argue much coz it would likely lead to insults (that was your first wrong assumption directed at my moniker).

Now you don't like to argue... Why didn't you just stick to that code of yours knowing that going against it will make you say all that you just said.

HONESTLY, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHEN YOU SAID THEM. I was shocked on seeing Safarigirl's comments and decided to read the comments she quoted and behold I saw the "reason"


Mister Irrefragable.... Your Opinions are welcome BUT don't expect most of them not to be debated.

Your words to Safarigirl reminds me of my experience late last year (on this same thread) when someone also said he hates me. Like seriously, why would you guys allow hate occupy a part of your heart for someone you have never met and probably will never meet?

Don't you know when you hate someone, you are surrendering control of part of your emotions to that person? **smh**

This is wrong.... And you know it.

Safarigirl.... Please... I understand your reactions... But please... Let it all go. Please....

komekn:


To have an idea about his quality it would be helpful to know what clubs he has played for.

Kog45:
ok but Mikel is one of my top(world)class player from my own perspective.Thanks.

tbaba1234:


Zlatan at his prime was consistently among the top 5 or 10 in the world. Costa is probably at his prime now and can not really be considered to be at that height.

TheGoodJoe:


Playing with World Class form does not make the player World Class. It is World Class form. A World Class Player maintains his World Class form for r a long time. After a long career, you can judge if the player was truly World Class or if the form shown earlier was just a flash in the pan.

irrefragable:
i was surprised when i logged in nairaland early this morning to see 5 mentions all directing back to this thread. Although i understand 'irrefragable' is a word and people use it all the time but I think as regards this issue it should be dropped.

I've moved on after the incidence putting everything behind me leaving the thread in the process and i think everyone should move on and forget something like this ever happened

The incidence really cast me in a bad light like I'm a bad tempered person waiting for the slightest chance to erupt which I'm not.

I understand you have a family thing going on here and family protects their own right? But i still think you should put a chiding word across to that lady.

I've been on nairaland for close to a decade mainly as a guest (though I've used a few monikers now and then) and I'm telling you i know that username. She is rude. She attacks people for no reason not just in sports section, other sections too.

A chastising word in her direction would do her a world of good so she isn't tempted to say thrash to the wrong guy in the streets someday and get her comeuppance.

And please I REALLY REALLY WISH my attention will not be drawn back to this thread by way of mentions. For the sake of God, if possible please substitute the word 'irrefragable' for 'irrefutable' they both mean the same thing.

BTW thumbs up guys, great analysis.