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TheGoodJoe:
Exactly. Ferguson saw a replica to Scholes that would form a twin partnership.

Ferguson loved everything about Mikel.

During the saga, I watched on MUTV how Ferguson flew repeatedly to Norway to convince Mikel not to accept the Chelsea deal.

Rumors have it that it was beyond footballing terms. There were forces behind Mikel not going to Manchester United.

Mikel even pointed out that after Chelsea beat Manchester United in the FA Cup Final, Ferguson still told Mikel that he would play for him.

How Mourinho robbed Mikel of such love from a top coach is heart breaking.

I really hate remembering this Mikel issue. It pains me.

andrewbaba44:
Mikel was never rated ahead of essien and will never be

Even our local bias complete sport and co will never rate mikel ahead of essien

jihday:
Ferguson never went to Norway, he wanted to but he didn't

TheGoodJoe:
That is them. And most is rating for a brief period. But, in the long run, Mikel lasted longer at the top.

Whether they rate or not.

jihday:
Ferguson never went to Norway, he wanted to but he didn't

TheGoodJoe:

I watched it. They did not tell me. I used to be a died hard Manchester United fan from 1996 to 2010.

Ferguson went to Norway repeatedly. The last I watched, Mikel refused to attend to him.

andrewbaba44:
Not just them but the football world

TheGoodJoe:
Ferguson would have not. He flew to Norway three times to convince Mikel to turn down Chelsea. I watched two of them on MUTV.

He wanted and had a plan for Mikel. He would not have sold him.

I am telling you how desperate Ferguson wanted Mikel and his belief in him. You are just guessing and writing people are delusional without a reason to back it up.

He even nicknamed Mikel- Obi Wan.

jihday:
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson considered travelling to Oslo to visit Mikel, but decided against this after Mikel was reported to have left the country. (taken from Google)

jihday:
3 times? Mr Joe Abeg na

chrisooblog:
yeah Mikel was caught in the cross fire between Ferguson and Mourinho's egò/ambition.

anytime I remember Mikel's displays at U20 WC and 2006 AFCON like you I always have what ifs flooding through my mind of what john could have become

jihday:
3 times? Mr Joe Abeg na

chrisooblog:
i agree 100% Man U would have been ideal for Mikel. Chelsea and Mourinho were just desperate not to give Ferguson any ammunition to hurt them.

Dude the thing weak me sef. I mean look at someone like Carrick before he arrived Man U he was just another random jam body english midfielder but see how ferguson polished him. That's one of the reasons I'm not a huge fan of Jose respect his successes but as a developer of talents i rate him very low

jihday:
Wasn't very impressive in 2006, started in place of okocha and our attack was very poor, okocha later replaced him (I think)

chrisooblog:
i agree 100% Man U would have been ideal for Mikel. Chelsea and Mourinho were just desperate not to give Ferguson any ammunition to hurt them.

Dude the thing weak me sef. I mean look at someone like Carrick before he arrived Man U he was just another random jam body english midfielder but see how ferguson polished him. That's one of the reasons I'm not a huge fan of Jose respect his successes but as a developer of talents i rate him very low

TheGoodJoe:


Did you watch?

Mikel was good then.

TheGoodJoe:
As I said, you are browsing and arguing.

TheGoodJoe:
You are browsing. I am telling you I watched. That is the problem with a lot of you. You even argue what you don't know.

You browse and argue.

I watched.

wayodude:
Young Michael Carrick of West Ham was a jam body player

Nah bro, you wrong.

jihday:
So I should believe you ahead of Google? Are you God? He could have met Anderson in England but he didn't go to Norway

jihday:
Wasn't very impressive in 2006, started in place of okocha and our attack was very poor, okocha later replaced him (I think)

TheGoodJoe:
I don't care if you believe.

But, you can not Google and be claiming.

Google are articles.

I was obsessed about the news.

I can even tell you Mikel stopped training with the team and was living in a hotel away from public to prevent anyone from reaching him.

You can only Google and argue.

TheGoodJoe:
Mikel was playing for a top team and starting against top teams and was a regular for a longer time than Essien.

So he is rated ahead of Essien.

You can say think before you talk but it does not change the fact.

Mikel was a top player for a longer time.

Finito.

Just like Iniesta and Toni Kroos we're top players for a longer time than Ronaldinho. Thus rated higher than him.

Finito.

Deep down, that is the truth.

jihday:
Do you people think we don't watch ball here? Carrick another jam body? Somebody that was a top talent at spurs?

wayodude:
Young Michael Carrick of West Ham was a jam body player

Nah bro, you wrong.

TheGoodJoe:
I was not blown away by him until some years at Manchester United.

Years later. He was a very top player. That is what chrisooblog is talking About.

Over the years at Manchester United, Carrick was highly special.

By the way, I didn't even know his name at West Ham.

jihday:
Mikel rated ahead of Essien Nothing I see here can surprise me again

chrisooblog:
when spurs where known as Tottering hotspur? Carrick was just another English midfielder nobody knew even scott parker sef was better known. It was when carrick joined Man U that his game transformed for the better. I know he was part of the glenn hoddle team that finished I think 5th that season that had the likes of jermaine defoe and joe cole.

jihday:
Wasn't very impressive in 2006, started in place of okocha and our attack was very poor, okocha later replaced him (I think)

TheGoodJoe:
What is Alex Ferguson being wrong. He had the player two years before Shittu was in the scene. Andersen and Mikel knew long before Shittu.

All of a sudden Shittu had a contract with the same player. Who stole Mikel? It was Shittu.

Andersen and Ferguson had to let go. A player they started nurturing before the U17. Where was Shittu then?

kendrick93:
Okocha played only one game, as a sub against ivory coast

TheGoodJoe:
Mikel was playing for a top team and starting against top teams and was a regular for a longer time than Essien.

So he is rated ahead of Essien.

You can say think before you talk but it does not change the fact.

Mikel was a top player for a longer time.

Finito.

Just like Iniesta and Toni Kroos we're top players for a longer time than Ronaldinho. Thus rated higher than him.

Finito.

Deep down, that is the truth.