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don kuso: please he won MOTM when chelsea won Totenham in 2011 and another last year when they won Fulham. PLEASE GET YOUR FACTS WELL BEFORE DECEVING PEOPLE BC OF UR HATRED FOR MIKEL.

http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/215156/report

http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/287328/report

So tell me which Man of the match did Mikel really win

thegoodjoehunt: The league title for Juve didn't stand because of the Juve fixing scandal. The title was given to the true winner' Inter Milan/Mancini.

It was the World Cup performance that won Canavaro the World player of the year. Although I believe Pirlo was the best.

Pirlo was only good against Ghana struggled against the rest, it took a dive to get past Australia

safarigirl: using this yardstick, do you then agree that JJ Okocha deserved APoTY in '02, but lost to Diouf simply because Diouf is from a French-speaking nation as Enyeama was side-lined for Drogba for same reason?

Okocha did not deserve it in 2002 because Okocha had a bad year, he was pushed out of PSG, joined a struggling Bolton, poor world cup and Nations cup

thegoodjoehunt: How many titles did his man of the match award win Man City and the Ivorians? I keep saying that I believe Man City will achieve a lot, then he can be given the title. Last year, Mikel's performance lead to a lot of success for club and country.

Like I said we are not talking about club v club or Country v Country..... its Mikel v Yaya

The difference between them is huge

Ashley Cole has more goals than Mikel... You will think that someone of his size will be bull-dozen players in the box, look at Fellini and his afro or Diame

safarigirl: And how many times has Toure been MVP?

In six year at Chelsea Mikel has not won Man of the match in any game

This season alone Yaya has racked them up like crazy

El Guapo: [color=#0066ff]Adebayor's 30 league goals amounted for nothing cos Arsenal won nothing, he was literally a loser both on the club and country scene.

Diouf? Need i tell you CAF were confused?

This vividly entails that CAF has got no mapped out criteria for the award or they clearly tend to be bias.

The Park Ji Sung and Cannavaro's analogies alone gives Mikel the award.[/color]

One manager, one captain, votes

They cant rig the votes

Now the BBC votes was by the fans and Yaya Toure won it...

Over to the managers/captains that's 104 people

So lets play the number games,

how many African Managers will pick Mikel over Yaya Toure?

knowing that the EPL is beamed all over Africa

bettermike: Now i get you. However, afcon tournament was not set up to determine africa best player. Thats very secondary.

Thank you

George Weah won so many APOTY awards even won both the Ballon d'or and World player of the year before he got the chance to play at an African Cup of Nation I think his first was 1998

davidadenrele: Hello,

if i may remind you was Yaya Touare not in the line up when we beat them at them at the semi final of the African Nation Cup

This is what I hate, so because Nigeria beat CIV that automatically means Mikel is better than Yaya Toure

So if Ghana beats Portugal does that mean Gyan is better than C Ronaldo?

I bet When Chelsea beat Napoli, Benfica, Barcelona and Munich that automatically elevate Solomon Kalou above Cavani, Cardozo, Messi and Ribery

safarigirl: You're either blind or suffering from selective amnesia. I said they play for RECOGNITION, not to win awards, the awards are the extra boost. How can you say anyone is playing as a duty? Duty how? What has Nigeria done for Mikel that he has a 'duty' to play? If anything, he ought to never play for us after you ungrateful lot kidnapped his father. That's the cr@ppiest comment you've ever made, and that's a record considering you're an encyclopedia of cr@p. You know nothing either, in fact, it's giving me a headache arguing with a blockhead like you.

Oh dear

El Guapo: [color=#0066ff]And by what criterias is the APOY award dished out?

Contribution to African football development and achievements or gaining game time and sheer praises from airhead pundits?

In 2009, Park Ji sung was crowned the Asian best player of the year, having missed almost a whole season for United but did enjoy the league and UCL successes with the Manchester outfit.

If the award was to be given based on game time and performance only, i'm very sure i'd be winning it then cos i've featured in all my team's games this season and have putted up good performances but yet to pin down a laurel already.[/color]

So Tell me how Adebayor and El Hajj Diouf fits in what you just wrote up there?

striker9: Moses didn't play in the finals,I though he gave Torres an assist by heading down a ball from set pieces.

Torres got a through ball from the midfield out muscled the Brazilian defender in a sprint, went round the keeper and scored that's what I could remember about Torres goal

dubienatti: i believe u ar as good as ur last result. torres is better than balotelli. n i know u stil believe torres is a flop at chelsea.

If your dreaming you better wake up and apologise

striker9: I know you will repeat your previous argument about his twitter threat,it was only the mistake against Juve,Terry has committed more blunder,please look for another flimsy excuse.Oh did you remember the latest Essien's assist?no one is talking about that,but you can dig mikel's archive.

Essien didn't get a death threat


http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1720685-john-obi-mikel-what-went-wrong-for-nigeria-midfielder-at-chelsea

daverebranded: is ribery a better player to messi or cr7 but we all believe he should win it for those same reasons i believe Mikel should win drogba doesn't deserve to be in d final 3 that's d disgrace to me and this op am sure wasn't happy Mikel helped this country win the afcon or didn't he watch ivory coast vs naija Mike out classed yaya in the midfield die if u don't agree Nigerians do...

I Bet Torres is better than Balotelli just because Spain won Euro 2012

Or Fernandinho is better than Xavi because Brazil won the confederation cup

El Guapo: [color=#0066ff]There you are, shooting yourself right on the foot.

The Op thinks it would be ludicrous to crown Mikel the APOY by the virtue of the laurels he won with club and country, how come Cannavaro fits in with same criterias?

Fabio was probably one of the best defs in 2006 when he won the world best player award but wasnt the best player in the world, his achievements served as an edge.

Same has got to apply with Mikel, be him a bench warmer or not, he's a success and has always been an integral member of the Chelsea team until latter gaffers setted in with the rotation policy - a system that mitigates even the best players' playing chances.[/color]

Cannavarro wasnt the main man and Captain of the Azzuri team at the world cup, it was Alessandro Nesta who got injured and Cannavaro stepped up for a team that was battered due to the defensive set up Lippi made that's why Cannavaro stood out most especially against the host in the Semi's and in the Serie A Juve won it....

Did Mikel stand out as the main man for Nigeria at the Nations Cup? may be one game when he made 2 telling passes! but not like he is the main man.
Last season in the league Did Mikel stand out for Chelsea? No, I could remember Mikel getting death treats on twitter for making some high profile mistakes that led to goals, if you ask all the SKYSPORT/BBC SPORT pundits honestly no one rates him higher than average. some will say yeah oyinbo this and that, then ask them about Yaya Toure?

safarigirl: no my dear, if it's supposed to motivate African players to be outstanding, give it to Mikel, else, there will be no reason to play AFCON, they can say "I won't go for national assignments anymore, I'll just say I'm sick when it's time for AFCON/WC Qualifiers, lemme give 100% to my club, fuq my country.". Such slave mentality.

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!

This is coming from Miss Vincent Enyeama Safari, Your now supporting Mikel after you have put all your weight behind Enyeama and Emenike

dubienatti: aiit let just say u ar right, but how come he keeps winning trophies with any team he is with? Can u c d difference between mikel n okocha?

Chelsea has been winning trophies before Mikel arrived, he won nothing with Lynn in Norway, the problem with Okocha is that with all his skill his game lack end product until late in his career unlike someone like Kanu or Finidi

alobright1010: THEN WHAT IF THE DESERVE WINNER YAYA WIN IT?

Price of Garri might go up in Nigeria out of anger

chelseaguy: Yes he's a box to box midfielder that flourish in Benfica set-up. I don't think Chelsea would give same responsibilities as Benfica when there are like players in Ramires, Essien even Lampard lately etc.

Essien is leaving this window and Lampard may not get another contract after his current one finishes in June

bettermike: Count the best Nigerian players in Afcon, mikel will come a distant sixth! Emenike, Moses, Onazi, Oboagona, Omeruo then mikel and the rest.

Thats my argument Mikel wasnt the best Nigerian player in SA

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

Matic is a box to box player like Essien who could also play as destroyer like Tiote and Chelsea are concerned about his buyout clause

Look, we are all debating on the issue, because the winner hasn't been announced, Next week if they hand it to Mikel then fair enough theirs nothing we could do, but until then everyone has the right to say who they feel should win the award. But what I cant stand is the hypocrisy of some Nigerian here. When it was the Final 5 Nominees for the award, it was Yaya Toure vs Enyeama, Everyone gave their support for the Lille goalie, no one gave Mikel a prayer, but now that Enyeama dropped off the running Mikel became the best thing since slice bread. So are people supporting Mikel because he is the next Nigerian on the list? Because I bet most people here will be the same if it was Efe Sodje vs Yaya Toure

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.

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

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.

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

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.

So when David Luis or Ramires plays in the same position are they playing to the same instructions? you could had Essien and Makalele to the list

Dynast: Who is best defensive midfielder in Chelsea fc? Mind u this is African footballer of the year and not BBC footballer of the year. Okocha won BBC footballer of the year 3 times but never won CAF footballer of the year.What substantial measurement have you to equate Yaya Toure and Mike. Mikel has 2 lorels. Voted man of the match in one of the CAF nations cup, has golden medal of CAF Nations CHAPIONSHIP and Europa cup winner. What will you equate yaha with, playing very well like Ibrahimovich against C. Ronaldo who snatched world cup ticket from him.

So when Adebayor won in 2008, what medal did he have ?

lildray: From all indications, dis guy knows nothing about football. Yes mikel is a bench warmer, but where was drogba and yaya when he won the nations cup, won the europa league, and participated at the confederations cup? F¤ck u @op

I thought Nigeria won the Nations cup or did Mikel win on his own

naija noni: We are talking about AFcon/National tournaments here and not CAF champions league.
Amunike performed well for zamalek,but that was NOT what made him earn dat award.It was his afcon performance.
A lot of african players performed far better dan him in europe in bigger leagues that year,why didnt they win it ??.
CAF champions league/african leagues are not so rated.Being outstanding in an african league wont earn u any top award.Or
Obinna nwaneri,aboutrika would have won african player of d year.
What made him win d award was his Afcon performance and NOT his performance in an average african league.

And the world cup

Look, the way the player of the year or player of a season is pick is by voting for the best outstanding player of the year! not the most success or the player most achieved! They gave Diego Forlan the best player of the world cup because he was outstanding they didnt give it to Iniesta, Villa, Busquet, Xabi or Xavi. Can you tell me a game Mikel did someone exceptional in the 12 months ( May be one or two) But Yaya Toure does it week in week out! If Arsenal wins the EPL we all know that the player of the season is not going to an Arsenal player but to Luis Suarez because he has been outstanding! Can you say Mikel has been outstanding last year?

Mccullum: currently Mikel is the most successful player in the continent of Africa within the duration of this award of 2014. with undisputable facts Mikel worth it, if destiny favour him, so stop looking for conspirators like you on internet, bad belle, useless and hopeless fellow, it is you that is disgrace to NIGERIA and AFRICA.

Really!!!!

I believe Moses has a case

Efe Ambrose won the double in Scotland

Ahmed Musa won the double in Russia

safarigirl: he plays all 4 roles, and what has SUPERYAYA earned for CIV after running around the pitch like a dog in heat? Bros abeg start trekking to Ivory Coast already, you can build a shrine for your god in Abidjan.

One tree doesn't make a forest! you keep on blowing hot yo might make sense some time in the future

naija noni: No goal-post is being moved.In
1997 and 1999,there was no AFCOn.There was also no national tournament,Unlike 2013.
Amunike won it in 1994.There was AFCOn and worldcup that year and he was superb.

Amunike was fantastic for Zamalek and he joined Lisbon that year, Eyimba won the African Champions League why didnt a winner come from that competition

striker9: If your talking about europa,he had injury during that time,get ur fact right.

He didnt have any injury, Rafa Benithez said Ramires has the speed to cope with Benfica's Namanja Matic in the midfield, it was John Terry and Hazard that were injured.